Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA endocrinological examination to address the medical treatises submitted by the Veteran in July 2021 and ensure compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 thyroid evaluation did not address the medical authorities provided by the Veteran, as required by the Board's August 2023 Remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent thyroid disability, goiter residuals, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003556
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