The Board has granted a separate rating of 100 percent for hypoparathyroidism, effective March 24, 1992. The claim for an increased rating for tracheal distortion was withdrawn by the veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of an increased rating for tracheal distortion before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0119474
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