The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's phenomenon as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed Raynaud's phenomenon unspecified is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected hypothyroidism disability, and the Board resolved any reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052645
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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The Board denied an effective date prior to November 1, 2021, for the award of a 40 percent rating for Raynaud's phenomenon.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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