The Board granted service connection for parotidectomy status post parotid gland tumor and thyroid nodule, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The tonsillectomy/tonsillitis secondary to parotid gland tumor and parotidectomy issue was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the conditions are related to service, so reasonable doubt is resolved in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- parotidectomy status post parotid gland tumor, thyroid nodule
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110306
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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