[recently diagnosed with Sjogrens and skin lupus]

I do not know how to identify the post other than this. I am looking for research to tie sjogrens , or auto immune diseases to agent orange for a disability claim.

Berta

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[recently diagnosed with Sjogrens and skin lupus]

I was also recently diagnosed with Sjogrens and skin lupus as well I have Transverse Myelitis, which is peripheral neuropathy. and am also going round and round with the V.A. there are some web addresses on the site but cannot open them. any help would be great.

[Just diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome]

On 5/24/2016 at 8:29 AM, Berta said:

This is an award for Sjogren's Syndrome from the BVA.:

http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/view.jsp?FV=http://www.va.gov/vetapp14/Files5/1441401.txt

The case contains a good nexus the veteran had:

“Regarding the second and third Hickson elements, in-service incurrence and evidence of a medical nexus, the Board acknowledges the Veteran's service treatment records are silent for a diagnosis of or treatment for Sjögren's syndrome.  However, an August 1985 service treatment record indicates the Veteran received care for arthralgia of her left foot, during a period of active duty service.  Additionally, in an April 2008 letter, Dr. J. W., the Veteran's treating rheumatologist, opined that the Veteran's Sjögren's syndrome initially manifested during her period of active service between 1984 and 1987.  In his rationale for the rendered opinion, Dr. J. W. explained that the symptoms in question were migratory symmetrical polyarthralgias, symptoms that are quite typical of early Sjögren's syndrome, and eventually became the swollen joints the Veteran now suffers from.  He further explained that the joints in question, hands and feet, were also typical of Sjögren's syndrome.  He also noted that the Veteran had a positive antinuclear antibody test which showed a slow progression of the initial illness, and had lymphadenopathy, which demonstrated that the Veteran's immune system was beginning to be overactive. 

 

Additionally, the September 2008 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's symptoms of inflammatory arthritis first manifested in August 1985, and that it was easy to deduce that those symptoms were related to the Veteran's current Sjögren's syndrome.

 

This BVA case reflects the diagnostic code and rating info for Sjogren’s Syndrome.

http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/view.jsp?FV=http://www.va.gov/vetapp14/Files6/1451816.txt

This syndrome can appear initially as polyarthralgia, as well as inflammatory arthritis per the above BVA case.

 

I can not seem to get to these web sites it will not open them. am I doing something wrong?