The Veteran's service-connected Hashimoto's thyroiditis is granted a 60 percent rating, effective September 7, 2011. She also receives TDIU benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s symptoms of muscular weakness, mental disturbance, and weight gain more closely approximate the criteria for a 60 percent rating under DC 7903 for the period from September 7, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis, mild demyelinating neuropathy, residual scar associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, bilateral cataracts, osteoarthritis of the right little finger, osteoarthritis of the left little finger, osteoarthritis of the right ring finger, osteoarthritis of the left ring finger, left true vocal cord paralysis, bilateral pes planus, mild degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, mild degenerative changes of the thoracic spine, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, osteoarthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20047377
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