Thyroid disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new opinion is needed to assess the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypothyroidism, and a medical examination is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism on a presumptive basis due to exposure to Agent Orange during service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for Hashimoto thyroiditis with hypothyroidism, finding that the current condition is directly related to herbicide agent exposure during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Thailand, under the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypothyroidism is related to their service, specifically exposure to herbicides during active duty. As a result, the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including gallbladder condition, back condition, right eye condition, heart condition, and hypothyroidism, as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and the need for additional examinations, particularly regarding gastrointestinal symptoms and eye involvement.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and procedural errors. The claims will be reconsidered with new evidence and appropriate procedures.

The Board has remanded the claims for thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, a condition of the bilateral lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric condition due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection.,The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional VA examinations and opinions on the etiology of his conditions.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD, thyroid nodule condition, and peripheral neuropathy. The issues are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for OSA, right elbow disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, and hypothyroidism. The denial is based on the lack of a medical nexus between these conditions and service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the issues of entitlement to service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities have been remanded. The claims for soft tissue sarcomas and thyroid disorder are also being remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypothyroidism is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam, and his condition has become manifest to a compensable degree.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evaluations and opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed disabilities and active service, including exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water.

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

The Veteran's TBI is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error where the VA examiner did not address whether his bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, sleep apnea, hypertension, unspecified neurocognitive disorder, cold intolerance and fatigue due to hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, transient memory loss, nocturnal leg cramps, right upper extremity tingling and numbness, dizziness are related to his TBI. A retrospective opinion is needed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on five different conditions were dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to new information and evidence, including a request for a TERA medical opinion and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding service connection for a pituitary gland tumor. The Veteran's current hypothyroidism is granted as service-connected.