Thyroid disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's initial rating for hypothyroidism is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of his condition since November 1989.

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition, as the November 2020 VA opinion was insufficient. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of entitlement to higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's hyperthyroidism was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperthyroidism due to herbicide exposure is dismissed as moot. Service connection for hypertension due to in-service herbicide exposure pursuant to the PACT Act and Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 is granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, remains pending.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the same rating actions have already been reviewed and decided by the Board.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected thyroid condition, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected thyroid condition, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected thyroid condition, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hairy cell leukemia and hypothyroidism due to the Veteran not having service in Vietnam, and thus not meeting the criteria for accrued benefits or retroactive benefits under Nehmer. The Board acknowledged herbicide exposure at Fort Chaffee but found no basis for retroactive benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected thyroid condition, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Grave's disease and his service-connected thyroid condition, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim will be reconsidered with a TERA-specific VA medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypothyroidism, cardiovascular disability, and hypertension due to their inextricably intertwined nature with the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The case is being sent back for a medical opinion on whether these conditions are secondary to his PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected exposure to herbicide agents during his time in the inland waterways of Vietnam is presumed, and he has been granted service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypothyroidism due to in-service herbicide exposure is granted. The Board found the Veteran had exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand and that hypothyroidism is presumed under law to be associated with such exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for insomnia disorder, finding that the symptoms of insomnia are not distinct from those of her other service-connected conditions including PTSD, hypothyroidism with myxedema, tachycardia, and IBS.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, including as due to in-service herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to a failure to provide proper notice and evidence development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism as secondary to thyroid cancer due to a lack of service connection for the primary disability.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for the issues of service connection for hypothyroidism and status post hysterectomy bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, resulting in their dismissal.