The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and the effective date of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his military service, including herbicide exposure. The TDIU award is also denied as there is no earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient medical evidence to link Grave's disease to the Veteran's military service, including any potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Grave's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130363
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- 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.
- 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.
- Granted
Service connection for coronary artery disease is granted. Initial ratings for diabetes mellitus, left upper and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are denied. An initial 20% disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted. Service connection for Grave's disease and lumbar spine disability is remanded.
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