The Board found that the veteran's thyroid disability had improved and no longer met the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation, thus denying restoration of his rating.
The deciding factor: The April 1998 VA examination indicated that the veteran's hypothyroidism was under good control with medication and he did not experience any symptoms or signs of hypothyroidism.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101179
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition and remanded claims for a left thigh/femur condition and gastrointestinal condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for Graves' disease and a thyroid condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a thyroid condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his current thyroid condition and his military service or any service-connected disabilities. The Board also found that obesity did not qualify as an intermediary step in establishing secondary service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a thyroid condition and an increased disability rating for dysphagia have been dismissed as the issues were not properly appealed.
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