The Board denied service connection for thyroid cancer, finding no evidence of its onset during service or a nexus to herbicide agent exposure.,The Board also denied service connection for infertility, concluding there is no current disability and no evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: There was no persuasive evidence showing the Veteran's thyroid cancer or infertility were related to his military service, including any potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid cancer, infertility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22053947
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal, so the case is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's infertility, claimed as azoospermia, is related to his military service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and associated residuals (claimed as testicular cancer) and thyroid cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service or exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the May 8, 2020 Request for Higher-Level Review timely and remanded the service connection claims for infertility and sleep apnea.
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