The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for undifferentiated connective tissue disease, finding that it is proximately due to her service-connected Hashimoto's thyroiditis and resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's treating physicians have diagnosed her with undifferentiated connective tissue disease and opined that it was more likely than not caused by her service-connected Hashimoto's thyroiditis, thus granting the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated connective tissue disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26023159
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What this means for you
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