The Board has remanded the claims for thyroid disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to issues with the evidentiary development, including a need for additional medical opinions and examinations.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves new evidence that reopened the claim for service connection, necessitating further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the thyroid disorder and the appropriate evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disorder (hypothyroidism)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22007283
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's thyroid disorder and psychiatric disorder are granted as secondary to his service-connected thyroid disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of skin cancer are granted service connection. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed thyroid disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and Graves' disease, finding no direct evidence of causation in service or due to herbicide exposure.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a thyroid disorder. The claim for service connection for gout was reopened, but not granted. Service connection for degenerative joint disease of the neck, feet and left wrist was denied. Service connection for bilateral eye disorder was also denied.
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