The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected thyromegaly does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating, as it does not involve tachycardia or tremor and has not required continuous medication for thyroid control.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating for thyromegaly due to lack of tachycardia, normal thyroid function, and discontinuation of Synthroid therapy in July 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- thyromegaly
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0717650
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