The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Grave's Disease, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current thyroid disorder and his military service.
The deciding factor: Grave's Disease was not caused by any in-service exposure to ionizing radiation or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Grave's Disease, autoimmune thyroid disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0818291
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in the previous VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the thyroid disorder had onset during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for Grave's Disease and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of VA examinations addressing their etiology. The Veteran must be provided with appropriate VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hyperthyroidism/Grave's Disease is related to her in-service car accident or aggravated by her service-connected neck and spine conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Grave's Disease and bilateral extremity peripheral neuropathy, both of which are presumed to be related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.
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