The Board denied service connection for thyroid nodules, finding that they are not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and are not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were against a finding of a relationship between the thyroid nodules and either the service-connected coronary artery disease or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23053856
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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