The veteran's service-connected thyroid disorder is not manifested by tachycardia, increased levels of circulating thyroid hormones, eye involvement, muscular weakness, or loss of weight. Therefore, a higher rating than 60 percent is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not have the necessary symptoms to warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- multinodular goiter
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900099
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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