The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's thyroid condition is a congenital disease or defect, and if it existed prior to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient analysis on whether the Veteran’s enlarged thyroid is a congenital disease or defect, and if it clearly and unmistakably preexisted service.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid enlargement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20080033
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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