The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism and earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for difficulty swallowing and special monthly compensation, but dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supported the findings that the Veteran's hypothyroidism manifested with fatigability, constipation, and muscular weakness, which warranted a 30 percent disability rating. The earlier effective dates were granted due to the continuous pursuit of the claim for difficulty swallowing through the pendency of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, difficulty swallowing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087070
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