Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by obtaining an addendum VA opinion that addresses both the causation and aggravation prongs of secondary service connection and considers the pertinent evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The opinions of record are inadequate as they failed to address the medical literature submitted by the Veteran, nor the required aggravation prong of a claim for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093631
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