Thyroid disorder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's thyroid disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability are being remanded for further evaluation due to new symptoms reported during her February 2018 Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vitiligo was granted. The claims for increased ratings for right and left hand scars, PTSD, hypothyroidism, and vertigo were all remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, sleep apnea, headaches, joint pain, muscle pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for service connection for thyroid cancer is remanded.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is being remanded for further development regarding his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen her claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition, heart condition, dysthymic disorder (previously claimed as depression), leg cramps, and vitiligo. The claim for thyroid condition remains denied.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations related to hypertension and hypothyroidism are inadequate for decision-making purposes. The Veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions are being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling new VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, cytologic atypia, thyroid condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and panic disorder), and fibrocystic breast condition. The VA examinations are needed to determine the current severity of her bilateral hearing loss, TBI, ventricular premature complexes, and the nature and etiology of her cytologic atypia, thyroid condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, and fibrocystic breast condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Graves' disease and hypothyroidism, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current thyroid conditions and exposure to ionizing radiation in service. The claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinea cruris and herpes zoster were granted service connection. The Board also found that the evidence was at least in equipoise for his other conditions, including right ear hearing loss disability, costochondritis, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, psoriasis, heart disability, hypertension, IBS, cholecystectomy, and thyroid disability.

The Board denied service connection for a total hysterectomy and thyroid disorder, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between these conditions and events in service.

Service connection is granted for hypothyroidism, diabetes as secondary to hypothyroidism, palpitations of the heart and high cholesterol as secondary to hypothyroidism. Service connection for hypertension remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to allow for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims for chronic maxillary sinusitis and OSA are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of these conditions during active military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further evaluation. The issues of service connection are being reviewed, as well as the rating for seborrheic dermatitis.

The Veteran's residuals of meningioma, thyroid cysts, right hand seizures, and neuropathy of the lower extremities are all service connected as direct service connection. The Board also granted secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, cholesterol disorder, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), thyroid disorder, and loss of vision in one eye, all associated with exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to active duty service or to any event, injury, or illness during service.

The Board has denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for hypothyroidism. Service connection was granted for poikiloderma of civatte.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer, finding that there is no reasonable possibility that his thyroid cancer resulted from in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for his service-connected disabilities and remanded several issues including an initial increased rating for hypothyroidism, service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his thyroid condition, and TDIU. The claims are being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as they are no longer relevant.