The Board denied service connection for thyroid disease as it was not shown to be related to the veteran's active service, including any claimed exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The competent evidence did not causally relate the thyroid disorder to in-service radiation exposure or to any other incident of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0813263
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims due to concurrent election of review options, which is prohibited. The Veteran had multiple appeals pending for the same issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination and an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). The Veteran's service treatment records document symptoms possibly related to a thyroid condition, including constipation. The claim will be returned for further action.
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