The Board denied a compensable rating for hypothyroidism but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety and insomnia, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately balanced regarding whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability is caused by his service-connected hypothyroidism, leading to a grant of service connection on that basis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, anxiety and insomnia (claimed as acquired psychiatric disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069648
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.
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