The Board has granted service connection for hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, effective December 18, 1996. The veteran previously requested to reopen his claim on this issue.
The deciding factor: The veteran petitioned to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis on December 18, 1996, based on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0210237
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hyperthyroidism as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities and right eye exophthalmos and diplopia as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2018, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism associated with hyperthyroidism but dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hyperthyroidism.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to verify in-service radiation exposure and obtain an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between thyroid disorders and such exposure.
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