The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to uncertainty regarding herbicide exposure and the likelihood of a thyroid disease and sleep disorder being related to service.
The deciding factor: The opinions are needed to determine if there is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service, including any herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disease, Chronic disability manifested by fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1519415
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated ground water at Fort Jackson and his thyroid disease. The AOJ is instructed to obtain necessary medical opinions on these issues.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for thyroid disease and residuals of thyroidectomy was denied. The compensation claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the residuals of a thyroidectomy was also denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of the compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claim and potential need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for thyroid disease, low back condition (claimed as low back pain), and right index finger condition due to lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection was not granted because the Veteran did not have a current disability related to his military service.
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