Thyroid disorder decisions — 2003

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder and iron deficiency anemia, and did not address the increased evaluation claim. The veteran's thyroid condition is rated at 10%.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted. The service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to have contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's thyroid disorder, effective January 20, 1994.

The Board found no evidence of a thyroid disorder in service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism has been granted an increased rating of 60 percent, effective from the date of the July 2001 RO decision.

The veteran's death was caused by medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, which developed as a result of his exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam. The Board finds that this exposure contributed substantially and materially to cause the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's right leg and ankle disability, left ankle disorder, chronic laryngitis, bilateral fibrocystic breast disease, thyroid disorder, appendectomy, and therapeutic abortions were all incurred during active service.

The Board found no current evidence of thyroid or cardiac disorders, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hyperthyroidism and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism with weight gain, finding that there was no evidence of a service origin or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, chronic joint pain, hypertension, and loss of reflexes on a secondary basis to her service-connected total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to restore a 30 percent rating for her service-connected hyperthyroidism, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 2, 1991 for the grant of service connection for hypoparathyroidism and chronic painful muscle cramps and fasciculations. The decision also dismissed his claim for an increased rating for hypothyroidism.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to August 14, 1997 is not warranted for the grant of service connection for hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos secondary to hyperthyroidism.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for service-connected hypothyroidism, status post partial thyroidectomy, as the veteran's condition is currently stable and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and found sufficient evidence to grant service connection for a benign euthyroid multinodular goiter, which began during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Graves' disease, now manifested by hypothyroidism, warrants a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7903.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PV, urethral stricture, epididymitis, diverticulitis and hyperthyroidism were denied as not well grounded. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid cancer, finding no reasonable possibility that the veteran's thyroid cancer was related to her in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-operative residuals of thyroid cancer and left inguinal hernia, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claims.