The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid disorder, which resulted in the removal of his thyroid, is not related to service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current thyroid disability to his active duty service or herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disorder, Grave's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1715239
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disorder was dismissed because the appeal was improperly docketed at the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Grave's disease is granted as service connected. The Board finds the evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's other conditions are related to his military service, specifically TERA exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's November 28, 2017 substantive appeal was timely filed in response to the September 6, 2017 statements of the case. As a result, this appeal is granted.
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