The RO denied service connection for thyroid carcinoma due to lack of new and material evidence, and the claim was previously withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was previously denied as there was no new and material evidence received since the last denial in August 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2007
- Citation
- 0719648
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's thyroid cancer and resulting hypothyroidism, which may be related to his service. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the conditions were incurred in or due to the Veteran's service, including his conceded exposure to herbicides.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims of service connection for thyroid carcinoma, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension as no new and relevant evidence was presented.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claims for service connection for thyroid carcinoma and hepatitis C have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the competency of the medical examiner who provided an opinion regarding the Veteran's thyroid carcinoma. The claim will be reviewed again with a new medical opinion.
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