The Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation is granted, but the claim for service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome remains denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the prior denial shows diagnosis and treatment of a thyroid condition, which is relevant to the claim of service connection for thyroid cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid cancer, Right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- A20015223
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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