Granted
The Veteran's pre-existing Hashimoto's disease was aggravated during active service, and the Board granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence for and against the claim was in approximate balance, affording the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Hashimoto's disease (hypothyroidism)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002775
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