The Board denied service connection for an endocrine disorder, separate and distinct from hypothyroidism, and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease, left shoulder DJD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a diagnosis of a separate endocrine disorder other than hypothyroidism, and there is no current disability to establish service connection. A remand is required to obtain private treatment records for the left knee, left shoulder, and anxiety claims, as well as a new examination to evaluate the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- endocrine disorder, separate and distinct from hypothyroidism, left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), left shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD), unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091533
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