The Board granted service connection for the veteran's thyroid nodules, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition is due to in-service exposure to hazardous chemicals and/or toxins while stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
The deciding factor: The Board found the most probative evidence demonstrated a causal relationship between the veteran's service and the thyroid nodules.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25000198
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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