The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and initial rating for hypothyroidism, status-post Graves' disease have been denied. The Veteran's claim for TDIU has also been denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran’s diagnoses began during service or are otherwise related to his in-service thyroid condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia), Hypothyroidism status post Graves' disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188739
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Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's early prodromal symptoms manifested within one year of separation from active service. The TDIU claim is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia), a back condition, and a respiratory condition to include COPD. The claim for PTSD remains denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service stressor. Service connection for hepatitis C was not addressed as it is unrelated to the other claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered further development due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded for additional medical opinion and consideration.
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