The Board found that the Veteran's Hashimoto's thyroiditis is not related to her in-service ionizing radiation exposure and denied service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA Environmental Health Program Director determined that the Veteran's lifetime dose of .298 rem during service was unrelated to her development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1518526
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis with complications, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, vitamin deficiencies, memory/cognitive impairment, unexplained arthralgias, fatigue, hair loss, and bradycardia.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored service connection for hypothyroidism, which was previously severed due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the original grant. The evidence supports that the Veteran's hypothyroidism is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Hashimoto's thyroiditis, to include hypothyroidism (claimed as Hashimoto's disease and thyroid condition) was granted in a June 2025 rating decision. The appeal is dismissed as moot since the issue has been resolved.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disorders, radiculopathies of the upper and lower extremities, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, COPD, GERD, gastroparesis, diverticulosis, rhinitis, OSA, left ankle disorder, and left foot disorder have been granted. The claims are based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to noise during service.
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