Thyroid disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for a thyroid condition, specifically related to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with an updated medical opinion.

Service connection for early Parkinson's is granted from April 20, 2016 to June 19, 2019. Service connection for hypothyroidism is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals, thyroid cancer with hypothyroidism s/p total thyroidectomy.

The Board has denied a higher initial rating for hypothyroidism from July 25, 2018 as the evidence does not show any current residuals of hypothyroidism without myxedema.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy and its associated chronic residuals, including nephrolithiasis, cataracts, decreased renal function, and cardiovascular complications. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and nonmalignant multinodular goiter (claimed as thyroid nodules) due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypercholesterolemia/hyperlipidemia, a dental disability, plantar fasciitis, dizziness, mouth disability, eye disability, skin cancer, sebaceous cyst, thyroid disability, and kidney disability are all denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability for which service connection may be granted.

The Board has denied service connection for a neck disability, but granted service connection for low back, right knee, and right ankle disabilities. Service connection was also denied for bilateral hearing loss and thyroid disorder.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's low back disability, with reasonable doubt favoring the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, pes planus of the right foot, and a right foot or ankle disability other than pes planus have been reopened. The Board has granted these claims as new evidence received relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.,Service connection is now granted for pes planus of the right foot.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to procedural and factual inaccuracies in previous examinations, as well as issues regarding effective dates.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for renal cell carcinoma and hypothyroidism, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis but denied claims for left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral elbow rheumatoid arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and an eye disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is related to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 17, 2015 for the award of service connection for a thyroid disability has been withdrawn.,The Veteran is granted TDIU beginning July 19, 2016. The Board refers this issue to VA’s Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to July 19, 2016 remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records from Long Beach, California. The Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection are still under review.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and thyroid condition, both of which were found to not be related to the Veteran's active duty service or exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal of the denial of TBI service connection is dismissed due to lack of an adequate substantive appeal. The claim for secondary service connection for OSA, thyroid nodules, and skin cancer is partially granted.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer and thyroid cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claims for cataracts and hyperthyroidism, which were reopened due to new evidence, are remanded.