Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1628598
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the thyroid
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1628598
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 cases for further proceedings due to errors in notice and a need to provide the Veteran with information about his right to a hearing.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran does not have cancer of the thyroid or lymph nodes as a result of his service. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim, and that the claim must be denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran claims service connection for cancer of the thyroid and lymph nodes, which he asserts is due to ionizing radiation exposure during his military service. The case is being remanded for further development including obtaining a new dose estimate from VA based on the Veteran's claimed exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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