The Board granted service connection for Graves' Disease and chronic allergic conjunctivitis, secondary to Graves' Disease, but denied service connection for high cholesterol. The claim for degenerative arthritis was remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for Graves' Disease and chronic allergic conjunctivitis was granted based on the evidence of record, while high cholesterol was denied as it is not a disability for which compensation can be awarded. The claim for degenerative arthritis was remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic allergic conjunctivitis, secondary to Graves' Disease, Degenerative arthritis (claimed as sore joints, to include rheumatoid arthritis), Graves' Disease, High cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003208
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Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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