The Board has granted service connection for Grave's disease, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The claim for decreased visual acuity remains pending and will be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Grave's disease was found to be related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure, presumptively presumed due to service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Grave's disease, visual acuity disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1326714
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- 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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 11, 2019.
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