Granted
The Board granted service connection for a thyroid disability, to include multinodular goiter and malignant tumor of the thymus status post total thyroidectomy with secondary hypothyroidism as secondary to Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing type, blast rich and thymoma, and also granted service connection for a neck scar associated with this thyroid disability.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 addendum opinion found that the Veteran's thyroid disability was at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by her service-connected Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing type, blast rich and thymoma. The Board granted these claims based on this favorable evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid disability, including multinodular goiter and malignant tumor of the thymus status post total thyroidectomy with secondary hypothyroidism, neck scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097595
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