The Board found no evidence to support a rating higher than the current 10 percent for Graves' disease, and denied the veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of tachycardia, tremor, or increased blood pressure such that the veteran's disability warrants more than the current 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7900 or 7903.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0203965
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What this means for you
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