The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid disorder and Graves' ophthalmopathy disease to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and a VA examination considering toxic exposure under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding private treatment records and to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service, including potential toxic exposures in Iraq and Kuwait.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid disorder, Graves' ophthalmopathy disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035168
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
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