The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid disability, diagnosed as hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid adenoma, is not related to his in-service radiation exposure. The claim for service connection for prostate cancer remains pending.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's thyroid disability and his in-service radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperparathyroidism, parathyroid adenoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1527872
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperparathyroidism and thyroid cancer have been denied as there is no current disability of the claimed conditions separate from his already service-connected condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hypothyroidism and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for hyperparathyroidism.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of hyperparathyroidism to correct a duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion regarding its relation to military service.
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