The Board has reviewed the evidence and found no service connection for thyroid cancer or degenerative joint disease of multiple joints, as there is insufficient medical evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical opinion linking the current diagnoses of adenocarcinoma of the thyroid and degenerative joint disease of multiple joints to any incident or exposure during the veteran's military service, including alleged radiation exposure in Germany.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the thyroid, degenerative joint disease of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0426762
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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