Thyroid disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased evaluation have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a stroke and hypothyroidism, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding potential exposure to Camp Lejeune water or Agent Orange. The Veteran's STRs do not show any in-service complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to these conditions.

The Veteran's renal cell carcinoma, status post left nephrectomy, is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty. His hypothyroidism is also granted as secondary to his service-connected renal cell carcinoma.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for a right knee condition based on new evidence of an in-service injury during basketball play. The issue is being remanded to allow further development and consideration.,The Board has also remanded the appellant's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, as it is considered inextricably intertwined with the right knee claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of proper consideration and factual inaccuracies in the previous reports. The Veteran's conditions are related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board is remanding the remaining claims due to lack of a final decision and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical nexus opinions and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder disabilities and a right leg disability. The claims were based on direct evidence rather than presumptions or secondary theories.

The Board has remanded the cases of thyroid cancer and prostate cancer for further development under VA's Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act (RECA). The Veteran asserts that his current disabilities are due to in-service radiation exposure, and both conditions are considered radiogenic diseases.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD, was reopened. Service connection was granted for PTSD but denied for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, heart condition, fatty liver, and thyroid condition due to lack of opinion on their relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of blood clots, hypertension, enlarged prostate, and hypothyroidism as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to his service-connected PTSD, head and neck cancer, cirrhosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, hyperthyroidism, and depression. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and thyroid cyst.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of thyroid (Grave’s Disease) and kidney failure were denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Service connection for arthritis was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding service connection for a thyroid disability, including obtaining an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of any current thyroid disabilities or residuals.

The Board has ordered the AOJ to verify the Veteran's exposure to pesticides, especially DDT, while serving in the Panama Canal Zone. The AOJ is also asked to determine if the Veteran’s thyroid disease is related to this exposure.