The Board has not received new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for hypothyroidism, which was previously denied in 2004 due to lack of a causal link between the condition and service. The Veteran's representative argued that his diabetes mellitus could be secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism, but this theory is not supported by evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found no new and material evidence supporting the claim for service connection based on secondary service connection or any other basis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184765
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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