The Board granted service connection for Hashimoto's disease, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to his active-duty service at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found the private medical opinions from Dr. V and Dr. A to be highly probative, while deeming the VA medical opinion of limited value due to its application of an incorrect standard for a medical opinion in this context.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001660
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for Hashimoto's disease was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election while a Higher-Level Review request was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism, to include Hashimoto's disease, as the evidence did not support a finding that it was caused by in-service toxin and environmental hazard exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right thyroid lobectomy, to include Hashimoto's disease, for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a thyroid disorder, to include hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease, as new and relevant evidence has been received.
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