Thyroid disorder
Across 1,313 real Board appeals for Thyroid disorder
67% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 14%
- Partly granted 22%
- Remanded 31%
- Denied 23%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Thyroid disorder was linked to service:
- Direct service connection270
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)99
- Secondary to another service-connected condition44
How it’s rated, in practice
When Thyroid disorder was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (109)
- 10% (27)
- 30% (19)
- 0% (10)
- 60% (10)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides144
- PACT Act91
- Camp Lejeune water43
- Burn pits & airborne hazards30
- Ionizing radiation19
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism secondary to in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) based on the Veteran's conceded in-service jet fuel fumes exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, as it is presumptively linked to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted a February 8, 2021, effective date for the grant of service connection and ratings for hypothyroidism status post total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and associated neck scars.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures and his current condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer and hypothyroidism, both linked to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
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