Thyroid disorder decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for prostate cancer and hypothyroidism.

The Board granted an effective date prior to February 26, 2024, for a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism. Service connection was also granted for chronic kidney disease as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care related to ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer, stroke, brain aneurysm, migraines, renal cysts, and gallbladder removal under the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program due to a lack of adequate notice and development.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiologies of the Veteran's thyroid and kidney cancers.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a hypoactive thyroid and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service connected bilateral tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to toxic exposure during service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review types.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicides during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, skin cancer, and type II diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents during service or a link between the conditions and service.

The appeal for an increased rating for constipation is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and compliance with the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, finding it to be presumptively related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board restored the Veteran's hypothyroidism rating from 10 percent to 30 percent, as the reduction was not proper. The claims for an increased rating for migraines and TDIU were remanded.