The Veteran's claim for service connection for Graves' disease and hypothyroidism has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence linking these conditions to Agent Orange exposure. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran indicates a possible link between his Graves' disease and hypothyroidism and his in-service herbicide agent exposure, triggering VA's duty to assist with an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' disease, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125590
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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