Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a thyroid disability and left ankle disability to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by obtaining an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding both conditions, specifically addressing pre-service conditions and aggravation theories.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012977
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