The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperthyroidism, finding that it is not secondary to her service-connected PTSD and is otherwise unrelated to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a causal link between the Veteran’s service-connected PTSD and her current thyroid disability (hyperthyroidism).
- Claimed conditions
- hyperthyroidism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080869
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hyperthyroidism as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities and right eye exophthalmos and diplopia as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2018, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism associated with hyperthyroidism but dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hyperthyroidism.
- 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 denied service connection for headaches, a synovial cyst, fatigue, fainting, dizziness, and feeling light-headed, as well as hyperthyroidism. The respiratory disability, gout, and constipation claims were remanded.
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