The Veteran's thyroid disorder, including residuals of right lobectomy, hypothyroidism, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, is granted as service connected. The claim was reopened due to new evidence showing the condition began during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony linking her current symptoms to those experienced during service, which raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid disorder, Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22048047
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- Remanded (sent back)
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