Thyroid disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism has been manifested by fatigability and required continuous medication for control, but is not manifested by constipation, mental sluggishness, or muscular weakness. As such, the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent have not been met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid disorder, which resulted in the removal of his thyroid, is not related to service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a thyroid disorder and a chronic fatigue disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted as he is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of thyroid cancer is not related to active service or any incident in service, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted, effective August 27, 2007. The issue of an extraschedular rating for keratitis is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to incomplete records and the need to develop the claim for head and neck cancer, including diagnosed thyroid cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a multinodular goiter with hyperthyroidism prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an ionizing radiation dose estimate and opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition resulted from his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's thyroid disorder and its relation to a 1991 CT scan with radio contrast dyes. The claim will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's parathyroid disorder as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's Hashimoto's thyroiditis was granted a 30 percent disability rating from July 14, 2001 to August 18, 2015. The Board found that the condition met the criteria for such a rating during this period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung disorder, thyroid disorder, larynx disorder, and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to mustard gas, radiation or herbicides during active duty. The Veteran's conditions were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's thyroidectomy residuals have been manifested by cold intolerance, fatigue, sleepiness, constipation, mild weight gain, and mental sluggishness. The Board finds the evidence most closely approximates a continued rating of 30 percent disabling.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant's representative before a decision was made.