The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for Graves' disease but granted a separate 30 percent rating for anxiety and insomnia as residuals of the service-connected Graves' disease, effective December 10, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately balanced regarding whether the Veteran's current anxiety and insomnia were caused by his service-connected Graves' disease, leading to a grant of service connection with a separate rating for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' disease, anxiety and insomnia (secondary to Graves' disease)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002656
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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