Thyroid disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating, and the persuasive evidence of record is against a finding that his service-connected disabilities were of such nature and severity as to preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's surviving spouse withdrew the claims for service connection for various conditions, including depression, diabetes mellitus type II, diverticulitis, elevated cholesterol, Parkinsonism, gall stones, hypertension, hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, osteoarthritis, and pancytopenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding service connection for thyroid cancer, which is related to herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hepatic steatosis and hypothyroidism due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The issues are inextricably intertwined, so both conditions must be addressed together.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension (high blood pressure), and thyroid condition due to incomplete development of records from Reynolds Army Community Hospital and Balboa Navy Medical Center.

The Board has granted service connection for an endocrine system disorder, diagnosed as multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN I) and hypothyroidism, finding that the Veteran's condition became manifest during his active duty service. The evidence supports a link between the Veteran's exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and the development of his condition.

The Board has determined that the development conducted does not comply with the June 2022 Board remand. The Veteran's heart disability, thyroid disability, and diabetes mellitus are being remanded for additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's thyroid disability, specifically whether it is related to service and/or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records and incomplete VA opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypothyroidism is not service connected, and has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding CVA and carotid bruit.

The Board has remanded the case for further development related to a claim of CUE in the May 2012 rating decision and an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for hypothyroidism with bradycardia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including basal cell carcinoma and other neurological and endocrine disorders, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service. The VA will obtain updated treatment records and provide medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's presumed exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and verifying service periods. The Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, sleep disorder, and thyroid disorder are all being reviewed.

The Board has determined that there was no substantial compliance with its July 2019 remand directives and has therefore ordered a new examination to determine the etiology of the throat disability, which may be related to the service-connected GERD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, Hodgkin's disease, and hypothyroidism due to incomplete medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to microwave and radio-frequency radiation and/or ionizing radiation, as these conditions have not been properly addressed by VA.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is rated as 100 percent disabling since August 1, 2016.,Special monthly compensation at the housebound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is granted from August 1, 2016.,The claim of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment until December 22, 2011. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU for the periods specified.