Thyroid disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's right knee disabilities were granted service connection and an increased rating. Other conditions, including IBS, bilateral hip disabilities, left knee disabilities, and hypothyroidism, received increased ratings.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional medical opinions regarding the impact of her service-connected hypothyroidism on her skin condition, obesity, and other conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. The rating for her hypothyroidism will be reconsidered based on these new opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain additional information regarding the severity of his left knee disability and hip disabilities, as well as to determine if service connection can be established for these conditions.

The Veteran's initial rating for hypothyroidism was granted and assigned a noncompensable (zero percent) rating effective January 1, 2021. The AOJ issued a decision awarding an earlier effective date of service connection and assigning an initial 10 percent rating effective October 30, 2006. However, the Veteran's complete VA treatment records have not been obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and multinodular goiter of the thyroid with subclinical hyperthyroidism as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), considering obesity as an intermediate step in both cases.

The Board has found that the Veteran requires personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on need for supervision, protection, or instruction. The appeal is remanded to determine if the Veteran is eligible for Family Caregiver benefits under VA regulations.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypothyroidism due to herbicide agent exposure is granted on a direct basis, as his duties placed him at or near the base perimeter in Thailand during the Vietnam era.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for hypothyroidism was denied as the earliest possible date for which service connection may be awarded is July 6, 2021.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for CAD was denied as his condition does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected hypothyroidism is being remanded due to inadequate examination and potential outstanding private medical records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypothyroidism is denied as the condition was already in receipt of a compensable rating from the day following separation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for infertility, hypothyroidism, and PCOS have been denied. The Board found that there is no current disability of infertility, and the evidence does not show a current diagnosis or residual effects of hypothyroidism or PCOS.,For hypothyroidism, the Board determined that there are no findings, signs, or symptoms attributable to the condition, and thus an initial compensable rating is not warranted. The Veteran's assertions regarding higher ratings were not supported by the clinical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. Service connection is remanded for hypothyroidism due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination and opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hypothyroidism, including whether it is related to his service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the above-captioned claims at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for thyroid cancer and remanded the issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service or any other established cause.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of a noncompensable rating for hypothyroidism associated with herbicide exposure due to an inadequate VA examination.