The Veteran's exophthalmos and thyroidectomy scar have been evaluated, but the current ratings do not meet the criteria for a separate compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s visual acuity is currently rated as noncompensable due to corrected distant vision of 20/40 or better in each eye with no diplopia or visual field defect. The thyroidectomy scar, however, measures less than 39 square cm and has a length of 20 cm at its widest part.
- Claimed conditions
- Exophthalmos, Thyroidectomy Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1232172
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected thyroidectomy scar is currently rated as 10 percent disabling from October 11, 2007. The rating was increased to reflect the current level of disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos secondary to hyperthyroidism, finding that there was no evidence of a claim prior to August 14, 1997.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's exophthalmos with bilateral visual field contraction and chronic dry eye syndrome does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as her vision impairment is currently evaluated at this level.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos secondary to hyperthyroidism, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted prior to August 14, 1997.
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