The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hyperthyroidism is related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his thyroid disorder had its onset or is otherwise etiologically related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner will be asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s hyperthyroidism and Graves' disease are at least as likely as not (50% probability or greater) related to his active military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101904
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hyperthyroidism as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities and right eye exophthalmos and diplopia as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2018, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism associated with hyperthyroidism but dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hyperthyroidism.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for headaches, a synovial cyst, fatigue, fainting, dizziness, and feeling light-headed, as well as hyperthyroidism. The respiratory disability, gout, and constipation claims were remanded.
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