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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and denied revisions to prior rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, as well as denying increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Grave's disease was denied because he failed to appear for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.
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