The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer and its residuals on a direct basis, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by C.K., PhD, MD, along with the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements, established that the Veteran's thyroid cancer had its onset during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053063
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for thyroid cancer was dismissed as there is no case or controversy to decide.
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