Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a VA examination opinion regarding the potential link between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his active duty service, including in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The failure to obtain an appropriate VA examination opinion as to whether the Veteran's Grave's disease was related to his active duty service is a duty to assist error which must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid condition (hypothyroidism and/or hyperthyroidism/Grave's disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089060
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