The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's thyroid condition and whether his benign neoplasm of the parathyroid is related to service, including herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's benign neoplasm of the parathyroid, specifically if it is at least as likely as not a result of in-service events or injuries, including herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid condition, other than hypothyroidism, benign neoplasm of the parathyroid
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23046232
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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