The Veteran's Grave's disease was aggravated by his active service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. His ptosis and residual hypothyroidism are not considered to be related to his active service.
The deciding factor: Grave's disease was diagnosed prior to the Veteran's final period of active duty and was aggravated during that time. The Veteran's ptosis and residual hypothyroidism were found to be unrelated to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Grave's disease, ptosis, residual hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1016950
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition should be remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and the need for an updated TERA Memorandum. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination, and her allegations of exposure during basic training were not addressed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Grave's disease is granted as service connected. The Board finds the evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's other conditions are related to his military service, specifically TERA exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's November 28, 2017 substantive appeal was timely filed in response to the September 6, 2017 statements of the case. As a result, this appeal is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's left eye ptosis rating was reduced from 30% to 10%, effective July 1, 2021, based on improvement in visual field.
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