Sarcoidosis decisions — 2005

The VA has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not warrant such an evaluation under either the old or new diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 30, 1996 for the grant of service connection for pulmonary sarcoidosis.

The VA has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis, currently rated at 30 percent disabling, does not warrant an increase in his disability evaluation.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of sarcoidosis, service connection for hypertension, and PTSD are being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence.

The veteran's polyarthralgia is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board denied her claims for TDIU and pension based on the lack of evidence showing she was unemployable or permanently disabled.