The Board granted service connection for a thyroid enlargement disability under the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for ovarian cysts due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's thyroid enlargement was related to her active service and TERA participation, as per the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid enlargement
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089350
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's hyperthyroidism with thyroid enlargement, thyroiditis and multinodular goiter is related to service exposure during his tours in Iraq. The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise and granted service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression, pelvic pain, uterine fibroids, and Tietze syndrome. The initial compensable rating claims for iron deficiency anemia and thyroid enlargement were also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for thyroid enlargement and a permanent 100% disability rating for prostate cancer is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a disability eligible for presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicides, and his prostate cancer is considered static in nature.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been granted. The claims for service connection for thyroid enlargement and weight gain are remanded.
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