Thyroid disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for a thyroid condition as it was granted by the RO. The claims for service connection for a skin condition, bilateral eye condition, headaches, and allergic rhinitis remain pending and have been remanded to the RO.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of her disabilities and any exposure in service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for skin, liver, thyroid, and respiratory disorders.

The veteran's hypothyroidism was rated at 10 percent prior to July 27, 2004, and increased to 30 percent effective that date.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the initial diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism, including records from VA medical facilities in Boise, Idaho, and private physicians in Michigan and California.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of boils, nosebleeds, hyperthyroidism, and coronary artery disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or chronicity of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, a seizure disorder with essential tremors, hypothyroidism, thrombocytopenia/leucopenia and vitiligo as there is no evidence of any in-service event, illness or injury related to the claimed disabilities, nor continuity of symptomatology shown by the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder, postoperative total hysterectomy, renal calculi, and a psychiatric disability. The claim to reopen the back condition was not addressed in this decision.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any chronic symptoms of hair loss and fatigue.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The appeal was remanded due to a lack of sufficient evidence and the need for an examination to determine if the veteran's skin disorders and hypothyroidism are related to his military service, including radiation exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for service-connected hypothyroidism, as it was not warranted under the law.

The veteran's Hurthle cell tumor of the thyroid is due to his service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, rated at 60 percent combined, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any regular substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's hypothyroidism is presumed to have been incurred in service, and the veteran's gastritis was incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for hyperthyroidism and a higher rating for the right elbow injury, but remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and found that his service-connected thyroid nodular disease and squamous cell carcinoma were not disabling enough to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism and remanded the matter of service connection for a lung disability as secondary to a left deviated nasal septum.

The veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism and denied an increased rating for Raynaud's syndrome.

The veteran's hypothyroidism, hiatal hernia, and migraine headaches do not meet the criteria for higher ratings. An ulnar nerve compression disorder was not related to service.