The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's thyroid disorder to her service and denied her claim for service connection.,For her uterine fibroids, the RO granted a noncompensable disability rating in 1988. The veteran appealed this decision, and the Board upheld it in 1992. She then requested an increased rating, which was denied by the RO in 1996. In 1997, she received a 30% disability rating effective November 14, 1997.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's thyroid disorder was related to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disorder, Uterine Fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0526599
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and denied the claims for a compensable rating for rhinitis, uterine fibroids, and menstrual disorder.
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