1.E.2.g, and included in the Examination Request Builder - ordering a GW Asia Service Disability Benefits Questionnaire, and ask the examiner to characterize the specific claimed issue(s), as requested in the notice. The Federal Circuit, in , 766 F.3d 1393 (Fed. Cir. 2014) held that Important: a medical professional does not have to have eliminated all possible diagnoses before the Veteran can be compensated for a disability due to an undiagnosed illness. h. Rating The table below shows the rating action taken based on the VA examiner’s Action Taken determination of disability pattern. Based on Disability Pattern Determination If the examiner determined the Then … disability pattern to be Veteran’s … award SC under if the Veteran is an undiagnosed illness, or otherwise eligible. a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness of unknown etiology SC a diagnosable chronic illness with a partially explained etiology, such as diabetes cannot be awarded under , and or multiple sclerosis, or may be awarded only if the a disease with a clear and specific medical evidence is sufficient to etiology establish SC on a direct or other presumptive basis. award SC under . an undiagnosed illness, and the examiner opines that the See regarding what Note: undiagnosed illness is related to not constitutes affirmative evidence GW service but does provide a not that would prevent payment of statement that the condition was qualifying GW condition. caused by a specific supervening condition or event, or was due to willful misconduct or alcohol or drugs SC cannot be awarded under . an undiagnosed illness, and the examiner opines that the undiagnosed illness is related to not GW service but instead is related to a supervening condition or an event that occurred after service. The examiner supports the opinion with a clear medical rationale
Asia Service 1.E.2.g, and included in the Examination Request Builder - ordering a GW Disability Benefits Questionnaire, and ask the examiner to characterize the specific claimed issue(s), as requested in the notice. Important: The Federal Circuit, in , 766 F.3d 1393 (Fed. Cir. 2014) held that a medical professional does not have to have eliminated all possible diagnoses before the Veteran can be compensated for a disability due to an undiagnosed illness. h. Rating Action Taken Based on Disability Pattern Determination The table below shows the rating action taken based on the VA examiner’s determination of disability pattern. If the examiner determined the Veteran’s disability pattern to be … Then … an undiagnosed illness, or a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness of unknown etiology award SC under if the Veteran is otherwise eligible. a diagnosable chronic illness with a partially explained etiology, such as diabetes or multiple sclerosis, or a disease with a clear and specific etiology SC cannot be awarded under , and may be awarded only if the medical evidence is sufficient to establish SC on a direct or other presumptive basis. an undiagnosed illness, and the examiner opines that the undiagnosed illness is not related to GW service but does not provide a statement that the condition was caused by a specific supervening condition or event, or was due to willful misconduct or alcohol or drugs award SC under . Note: See regarding what constitutes affirmative evidence that would prevent payment of qualifying GW condition. an undiagnosed illness, and the examiner opines that the undiagnosed illness is not related to GW service but instead is related to a supervening condition or an event that occurred after service. The examiner supports the opinion with a clear medical rationale SC cannot be awarded under .