Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for papillary thyroid carcinoma due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examiner used an incorrect form, which may not provide a full description of the thyroid disability or report all signs and symptoms necessary for evaluating the Veteran under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary thyroid carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090376
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