Thyroid disorder decisions — 2018

The Board finds that the removal of a healthy thyroid gland during the Veteran's surgery was not reasonably foreseeable and grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that it is not related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's colon cancer was found to be due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate and lung disabilities have been denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability. The claims for thyroid, erectile dysfunction, eye, skin, low white blood cell count, colon polyps, and pericardial cyst were not addressed as they are not related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a thyroid disorder has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's current hypothyroidism is not shown to be etiologically related to active service or due to herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of his right tonsil cancer and thyroid condition.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for a left leg blood clot condition has been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to determine the appropriate rating for his hypothyroidism.

The Board found that the Veteran's thyroid cancer and asthmatic bronchitis are not service connected, as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the conditions do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides, ionizing radiation, or asbestos.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to service, including exposure to herbicides. Service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including cataracts, enlarged lymph nodes along the trachea, heart disorder, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease, and residuals of thyroid cancer. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or any related exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's submission of additional evidence and requests for medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that it was not an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness and concluding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current condition.

The Veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the requirements for a pension during the period on appeal.

The Veteran's headaches are service-connected and rated at a separate 30 percent effective June 9, 2011.

The Veteran's TMJ disability is not service connected. The Veteran's hyperparathyroidism, cervical spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, and anemia are all rated at their maximum levels.

The Board has granted a higher initial evaluation of 30 percent for hypothyroidism effective September 7, 2016. The Veteran's umbilical hernia is currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board found that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicide agents and thus could not establish service connection for any of his claimed conditions based on presumed exposure. The claims were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism was denied in July 2008. He filed a new claim to reopen his previously denied case on August 28, 2012, and the VA granted service connection effective from that date.