The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disability and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to failure of the VA to properly diagnose the condition, but granted an increased rating for post-traumatic cephalalgia.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current thyroid disorder was not caused by service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disorder (Graves' disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0033750
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