The Board has decided that the thyroid disorder is not service-connected, and a remand is required for further examination and consideration of the issue.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran indicates his thyroid disorder may be related to exposure to herbicide agents or asbestos, but this needs to be evaluated in more detail through a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22003101
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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