Thyroid disorder decisions — 2018

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased evaluation claims due to his withdrawal of those appeals during a hearing before the Board.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for hypothyroidism is remanded. Additionally, the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his service-connected hypothyroidism is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, as well as secondary service connection for mycobacterium-avium complex, hypothyroidism, diverticulitis, and atrial fibrillation all being related to the Veteran's multiple myeloma. The primary basis for denial was that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to evidence suggesting a material worsening of the Veteran's conditions since his last VA examinations in September 2012.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and hypothyroidism have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in December 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims for thyroid nodular disease, hysterectomy, left and right breast disorders, clots, and a skin disability as secondary to thyroid nodular disease due to incomplete records and need for an examination.

The Board denied service connection for Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism) as there was no evidence of its onset during active service or a period of Active Duty for Training.

The Board has decided that more evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's thyroid growth was incurred in service, and has therefore remanded the case for further development.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism, status post ablation for Grave’s disease, was granted a 60 percent rating from October 25, 2007 to May 12, 2015.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism was granted a rating of 100 percent prior to August 30, 2016. The disability is characterized by symptoms such as cold intolerance, sleepiness, mental disturbance (slowing of thought and depression), bradycardia, and muscular weakness.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low testosterone, prostatitis, and hypothyroidism due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease and TDIU due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and hypertension, as well as the issue regarding his character of discharge, have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with associated peripheral neuropathy, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, stasis dermatitis/seborrheic keratosis, and hyperthyroidism were denied in a March 2014 rating decision. The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within the required timeframe.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection due to the receipt of additional relevant medical and personnel records. The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, hysterectomy residuals, bladder disability, thyroid disability, right ankle disability, bilateral lower extremity neurological disability, left breast disability, skin disability, sleep disorder, memory loss, and swamp fever are now pending.

Service connection for thyroid cancer is granted due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection for COPD is remanded as there is no opinion on whether it was aggravated by service-connected lung cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected multinodular goiter, status post thyroidectomy, is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to determine whether the Veteran suffers from residuals that could be independently rated under the new criteria and for opinions on the etiology of her hypertension and endocrine disability.

The Board has remanded several issues for further examination and opinion, including service connection claims for various conditions. The Veteran's enlarged thyroid is not compensable due to lack of findings or symptoms attributable to the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a thyroid disorder and a headache disorder due to incomplete medical records, unclear dates of treatment, and the need for further examination.