Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypothyroidism as he failed to report to a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The denial was based on the Veteran's failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination, which is considered a lack of cooperation and results in the denial of the claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.655(b).
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25092988
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