The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of thyroid cancer was reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of skin cancer is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including private treatment records and a VA examination report, supports the reopening and granting of the claim for residuals of thyroid cancer. The exposure to radiation during military service may be related to the development of thyroid cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of thyroid cancer, residuals of skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178525
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (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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