Thyroid disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if she was eligible for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and VA disability compensation, which would affect the withholding of her VA compensation benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence, including verification of exposure to contaminated wells in Okinawa and Guam.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypothyroidism due to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and sleep apnea (now claimed as soft tissue sarcoma) are granted due to the addition of new evidence showing in-service herbicide exposure. Service connection is granted based on presumptive criteria under PACT Act provisions.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 30 percent for hypothyroidism, effective from September 8, 2009. The evidence is at least equally balanced that the Veteran's hypothyroidism was manifested by symptoms such as fatigue, constipation, and mental sluggishness.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, as she is already in receipt of a combined 100% rating for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that the Veteran's current condition is presumptively related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for hypothyroidism, kidney disability, prostate disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity. The claims are being remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by confirming whether the Veteran was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base during the spraying of herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to concerns about the competency of a VA examiner and additional development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and benefits related to his disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to address the full scope of the Veteran's disabilities and their relationship to her service-connected Graves' Disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his thyroid tumor to his military service at Camp Lejeune. The Board concluded that the tumor was not due to any service-related injury or event and did not appear until after separation from service.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to new evidence received, including for lung disease, congestive heart failure, cricoid chondrosarcoma, dysphonia and vocal cord paralysis, and a mass on both sides of the thyroid. The Veteran's Social Security records are also requested.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism and assigned a 10% rating, effective October 29, 2009. The appellant is eligible to attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in the March 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism rating is being remanded due to the lack of recent VA examination and updated treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's alleged service in Vietnam. The claim will be further developed to confirm any potential periods of active duty or ACDUTRA that may have occurred.

The Veteran's service treatment records are unremarkable for complaints, diagnosis, or treatment referable to right knee, back, or thyroid conditions.,There is no credible evidence of a chronic right knee, back, or thyroid condition disability in service. The earliest post-service clinical evidence of these disabilities is nearly four decades after separation from service.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, multiple joint and muscle pain, and fatigue due to lack of adequate medical opinions and potential outstanding VA treatment records.