The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination and an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). The Veteran's service treatment records document symptoms possibly related to a thyroid condition, including constipation. The claim will be returned for further action.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there was no VA examination or ILER obtained in connection with the claim of service connection for Hashimoto's disease (also claimed as thyroid disease).
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease, thyroid disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24019159
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date for Hashimoto's disease has been dismissed as the identical claim was adjudicated in a previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate cancer, thyroid disease, and scar status post thyroidectomy is dismissed as the claims are moot due to a grant of service connection for neoplasms of the male reproductive system including prostate cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 8, 2018, for the assignment of a 20 percent evaluation for Hashimoto's disease was granted. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for Hashimoto's disease is denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypogonadism, low testosterone, and Hashimoto's disease due to toxic exposure risk activity. The VA examiners found no link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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