The claims for service connection for thyroid cancer and tuberculosis have been reopened due to new evidence. However, the claims are still being remanded as there is no presumptive service connection available for these conditions.
The deciding factor: New medical opinions suggest a link between herbicide exposure and the Veteran's thyroid cancer and tuberculosis, but further examination is needed to determine if service connection can be established on an individual basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid cancer, Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19175128
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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
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