The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's thyroiditis is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for thyroiditis.
The deciding factor: The April 2019 private physician concluded that it was more likely than not that the Veteran’s hypothyroidism was related to treatment for his service connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19139749
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation and requesting a dose estimate from DTRA. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Whole decision: Granted
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