The Board found that the veteran's thyroid disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new rating criteria, as there was no evidence of muscular weakness, mental disturbance, weight gain, or decreased circulating thyroid hormone levels. The lumbar strain issue was also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's thyroid condition did not present with symptoms that would warrant a higher evaluation based on the revised and current criteria for evaluating hypothyroidism.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, secondary hoarseness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0011852
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- Granted
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- Denied
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