Thyroid disorder decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not substantiated and denied them.

The Board found that the veteran's current hypertension, cardiovascular disability, and thyroid disability are not related to his active military service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the appellant's claims, including obtaining her Social Security Administration records and VA medical records. The case will be remanded to allow a VA physician to provide an opinion on whether the veteran's death was caused by VA hospital care or treatment.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for hypothyroidism, hypertension, or pulmonary embolus. The veteran's conditions were not shown to be directly related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's currently diagnosed hypothyroidism is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, a skin rash, or hypothyroidism related to her service. The claim for dysmenorrhea is not established as an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete service records and unclear evidence regarding the appellant's claimed conditions.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and a rating of 30 percent for her service-connected hypothyroidism, both under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hypothyroidism and deep vein thrombosis with infection, both of which he claims are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for dental trauma, defective vision, skin rashes, hypothyroidism, arthritis, headaches, and chest condition. The veteran's hypertension was granted a 10% evaluation, and his acrocyanosis was also granted a 10% evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's autoimmune thyroid disease manifested during service and is related to symptoms she experienced during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for thyroid cancer as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation was dismissed because the appellant had died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the hands, hypothyroidism, and bilateral bunionectomies. The conditions were not present in service or within one year of separation, and there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for lip carcinoma and its related disabilities, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, squamous cell of the neck, hypothyroidism, sinus bradycardia, aneurysm, and squamous cell carcinoma of the jaw, all linked to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including nephritis (claimed as renal disease), a low back disorder, chronic urinary tract infections, kidney stones, hypothyroidism, and cardiovascular disease. The appeals were based on direct service connection without any presumption or secondary to another condition.

The Board found no evidence of the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation in service. There is also no competent medical evidence linking any of his current conditions to service or to such exposure. Therefore, service connection for these claims was denied.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and a chronic thyroid disorder, both claimed as resulting from ionizing radiation exposure during active duty. The veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence presented.

The Board found that the veteran's thyroid nodule is not related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroidism, finding that there was no current diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and noting that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that hypothyroidism is related to service.