The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypoglycemia and a higher rating for dysthymic disorder, as well as his request for an earlier effective date for TDIU. The decision also noted that the veteran's disabilities precluded him from gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support service connection for hypoglycemia or a higher rating for dysthymic disorder, and the effective date was set based on when the RO granted an increased rating for his low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoglycemia, dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0208489
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of jurisdiction over the claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, borderline intellectual functioning, and dyslexia have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for dysthymic disorder and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, effective July 31, 2008.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypoglycemia and increased ratings for low back and right lower extremity disabilities. However, it granted a 20 percent rating for the low back disability before July 18, 2018.
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