The Veteran's initial 10% rating for service-connected residuals of thyroid cancer is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not received a recent VA examination in connection with his thyroid cancer, and a new examination is necessary before deciding his increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024012
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date (EED) for service connection of thyroid cancer is granted, with the EED set at September 13, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer with hypothyroidism was granted, and the effective date is set at March 12, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's thyroid cancer and his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition as secondary to his military service.
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