diff --git a/src/applications/rated-disabilities/components/RatingLists/helpers.jsx b/src/applications/rated-disabilities/components/RatingLists/helpers.jsx
index 7a458a68452b..5fcc9ad538cf 100644
--- a/src/applications/rated-disabilities/components/RatingLists/helpers.jsx
+++ b/src/applications/rated-disabilities/components/RatingLists/helpers.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ export const getHeadingText = rating => {
   return headingParts.join(' ');
 };
 
-const isServiceConnected = item => item.decision === 'Service Connected';
+// Possible decision values:
+//   1151 Denied, 1151 Granted, Not Service Connected, Service Connected
+// Decisions that should be considered Service Connected:
+//   1151 Granted and Service Connected
+const serviceConnectedDecisions = ['1151 Granted', 'Service Connected'];
+
+const isServiceConnected = item =>
+  serviceConnectedDecisions.includes(item.decision);
 
 export const sortRatings = ratings => {
   return ratings.sort((a, b) => b.effectiveDate.localeCompare(a.effectiveDate));
diff --git a/src/applications/rated-disabilities/tests/components/RatingLists/RatingLists.unit.spec.jsx b/src/applications/rated-disabilities/tests/components/RatingLists/RatingLists.unit.spec.jsx
index e623ac87d741..b7e3c0c2eeb4 100644
--- a/src/applications/rated-disabilities/tests/components/RatingLists/RatingLists.unit.spec.jsx
+++ b/src/applications/rated-disabilities/tests/components/RatingLists/RatingLists.unit.spec.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const nonServiceConnectedSectionTitle =
   'Conditions VA determined aren’t service-connected';
 const serviceConnectedSectionTitle = 'Service-connected ratings';
 
+// The possible decision values that we can get from vets-api currently are:
+//   1151 Denied, 1151 Granted, Not Service Connected, and Service Connected
 const ratings = [
   {
     decision: 'Service Connected',
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ const ratings = [
     ratingPercentage: 100,
   },
   {
-    decision: 'Service Connected',
+    decision: '1151 Granted',
     diagnosticText: 'Sarcoma Soft-Tissue',
     diagnosticTypeName: 'Soft tissue sarcoma (neurogenic origin)',
     effectiveDate: '2018-08-01',
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ const ratings = [
     ratingPercentage: null,
   },
   {
-    decision: 'Not Service Connected',
+    decision: '1151 Denied',
     diagnosticText: 'Diabetes',
     diagnosticTypeName: 'Diabetes mellitus',
     effectiveDate: null,