Thyroid disorder decisions — 2011

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism/Graves disease was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the medical records do not support a correlation between diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for hypothyroidism and dysthymic disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date beyond December 14, 2008, finding that she did not meet the legal criteria for such an extension.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his ulnar neuropathy disabilities and thyroid disability have been denied. The RO has assigned noncompensable or initial compensable ratings based on the criteria provided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for parathyroid carcinoma, claimed as thyroid cancer, and related to herbicide exposure is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service and are not related to ionizing radiation exposure. The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disability, finding that hypothyroidism was not incurred or aggravated in service and could not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism has been rated at 10% since October 31, 2008. The condition requires continuous medication for control but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of specific symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal involves issues regarding the evaluation of his service-connected residuals of hypothyroidism, status post thyroid removal and whether severance of this condition from his combined rating is proper. The case is being remanded for further development including a VA examination to assess current impairment levels.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, including exposure to non-ionizing radiation.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder was denied. The Board found that there was no pending or informal claim between the last final denial in July 1998 and the receipt of the current claim to reopen in June 2000.

The Board found that the Veteran's thyroid condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not secondary to radiation exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ruptured breast implants, a dental disorder, and thyroid cancer. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease is rated at 40 percent.

The Board found that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and thyroid disorder, both claimed as secondary to Type II diabetes mellitus, were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the conditions or any link between them and service.