Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism as there is no evidence of an in-service disease, injury, or event related to the condition and no nexus between the current disability and service.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA medical opinion found that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's hypothyroidism was caused by toxic exposure during service, and there is no other evidence establishing a relationship between the Veteran's toxic exposures or in-service events and her post-service hypothyroidism.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105906
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