The veteran's hypothyroidism, hiatal hernia, and migraine headaches do not meet the criteria for higher ratings. An ulnar nerve compression disorder was not related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the veteran's hypothyroidism has manifested with fatigability, constipation, mental sluggishness, or muscular weakness, mental disturbance, or weight gain; his hiatal hernia has not shown symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis, or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health; and his migraine headaches have not shown characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the past several months.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, gastrointestinal disorder (hiatal hernia), right knee chondromalacia patellae, left knee chondromalacia patellae, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0813519
What this means for you
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