The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded claims for hyperthyroidism and thyroid nodule with thyroid nodular disease due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to establish a link between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service, particularly regarding the diagnosis of hypothyroidism. Remand is necessary for further examination and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodule with thyroid nodular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010667
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Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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