The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of thyroid cancer and Graves' Disease was denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of such conditions during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There is no competent and credible evidence of the presence of the residuals of thyroid cancer at any time during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Cancer, Graves' Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1337980
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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