Thyroid disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for thyroid conditions, heart conditions, and testicular seminoma claimed as prostate cancer due to inadequate examinations and need for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, heart disorder, and thyroid disorder due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran is eligible for special monthly compensation (SMC) under the statutory housebound criteria from September 20, 2010 due to his service-connected coronary artery disease and other disabilities independently rated at 60 percent or more.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of a right elbow condition.,His left hand scar is not rated compensably due to lack of disabling effects.

The Board has dismissed all claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for scleroderma, Raynaud's syndrome, interstitial lung disease (ILD), and calcified thyroid disability with tracheal displacement have all been granted. The conditions are presumed to be related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid cancer as there is no persuasive evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of papillary thyroid cancer, status-post thyroidectomy, was reopened and granted. His leukopenia is also granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a thyroid condition and Meniere's disease due to incomplete development under the provisions of the PACT Act. The claims are being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's thyroid disability and his service-connected conditions, particularly diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including those related to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and sickle cell trait, are denied as there is no current diagnosis of a respiratory condition. The claim for service connection for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is also denied due to its congenital nature.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for hypothyroidism is granted, with a 100% disability rating effective January 28, 2004.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent from April 4, 2012, for service-connected hypothyroidism and an initial compensable disability rating for constipation associated with her hypothyroidism due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus and chronic headaches have been granted service connection.,Service connection for memory loss, a neurological condition, diabetes, hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, and unspecified osteoarthritis of multiple joints is remanded due to the need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's papillary thyroid cancer with total thyroidectomy is granted as service connected under the PACT Act. The claim for thyroid cancer and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for service connection of a liver disorder is dismissed. Service connection for hyperparathyroidism, uterine disorder with fibroids, migraine headaches, bilateral breast disorder, and bilateral foot disorder (pes planus) are denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his thyroid disability was denied as the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent are not met.

The Veteran's bowel disability (diverticulitis) is granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities and associated medications.,The Veteran's bladder disability (recurrent UTIs and BPH) is granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to his service-connected bladder cancer. The issues of thyroid and lung cancers are dismissed as the Appellant requested withdrawal. The issue of erectile dysfunction is remanded for further evaluation.