The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased evaluation for her thyroid disability and TDIU due to service-connected disability, finding that the evidence did not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the appellant's thyroid disability is so unusual as to render application of the regular schedular provisions impractical, nor does it demonstrate an exceptional or unusual disability picture with marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to her service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0808437
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