The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for her hypothyroidism and service connection for calcium depletion, obesity, anxiety, and depression as secondary to her service-connected hypothyroidism. The RO must review the case in light of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7903 (hypothyroidism) and were not related to her service-connected hypothyroidism.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, calcium depletion, obesity, anxiety, depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0032772
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What this means for you
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