The Board is remanding the case for additional development to address whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a thyroid disability, including thyroid cancer. The Veteran contends that her current thyroid disability was aggravated by exposure to chemicals during basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case due to insufficient development regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a thyroid disability, including thyroid cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disability, Thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1755211
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a thyroid disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date (EED) for service connection of thyroid cancer is granted, with the EED set at September 13, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a thyroid disability and hypertension, as the Veteran's assertions regarding these conditions are not fully addressed in the current evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer with hypothyroidism was granted, and the effective date is set at March 12, 2019.
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