The Board has granted service connection for thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy, hypothyroidism secondary to thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy, and a thyroidectomy scar due to herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion established that the Veteran's thyroid cancer was at least as likely as not caused by his conceded exposure to an herbicide agent (Agent Orange) during service. The hypothyroidism is secondary to the now service-connected thyroid cancer, and the scar on the neck is related to the thyroidectomy performed due to the service-connected thyroid cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy, Hypothyroidism, Thyroidectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24013808
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