The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Sjogren's disease, finding that her condition is related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's exposure to organic solvents and her development of Sjogren's syndrome during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Sjogren's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26023039
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for Sjogren's disease but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 19, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, joint pain of the lower back, right wrist, left wrist, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and left shoulder. The Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome, Scleroderma disease, and Sjogren's disease are also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for eczema, psychomotor epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjogren's disease due to Agent Orange exposure. The VA is required to provide additional etiology opinions regarding these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for rheumatoid arthritis as it was granted in a previous rating decision.
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