Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 23, 2017 for the grant of service connection for thyroid endocrine dysfunction.
The deciding factor: Based on private treatment records showing symptoms since at least 2011 and the Veteran's continued pursuit of the claim, the criteria for entitlement to an earlier effective date have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid endocrine dysfunction (previously claimed as thyroid cancer)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105223
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