The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The positive medical opinion from the May 2023 VA examiner, which considered all applicable military deployments and toxic exposures, provided substantial probative value.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041105
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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