The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy and its associated chronic residuals, including nephrolithiasis, cataracts, decreased renal function, and cardiovascular complications. The case is being remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that significant time has passed since the last VA examination of the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy and associated chronic residuals, necessitating additional evaluations to determine their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy, nephropathy, left eye pseudophakia (cataract)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20014731
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for nephropathy, as further medical evaluation is needed to determine if it is secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and considering the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.
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