The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 8, 2018, for the assignment of a 20 percent evaluation for Hashimoto's disease was granted. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for Hashimoto's disease is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be episodic with exacerbations often precipitated by environmental or emotional stress, but present more than one-third of the time, warranting a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5025 for fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021665
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date for Hashimoto's disease has been dismissed as the identical claim was adjudicated in a previous decision.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypogonadism, low testosterone, and Hashimoto's disease due to toxic exposure risk activity. The VA examiners found no link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, and fibromyalgia. The conditions are found to be related to active duty service.
- Denied
The appeal for an effective date earlier than August 6, 2023 for service connection of various conditions is denied.
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