Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism as a presumptively related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion found that the Veteran's hypothyroidism was a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) presumptively related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094099
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