Thyroid disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and a lymph node disorder, to include non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, as there was no current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The issue of a compensable rating for hypothyroidism was remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal of proposals to sever service connection for ischemic heart disease, left forearm anterior scar, mid sternum scar, hypertension, and hypothyroidism due to a lack of justiciable case or controversy.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis in both lower extremities, coronary artery stenosis, and benign thyroid neoplasm, as well as an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and special monthly compensation due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for hyperthyroidism as a secondary condition resulting from the Veteran's now service-connected atrial fibrillation.

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and a right elbow disability as they are not related to the Veteran's service or any of her service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issues of the propriety of the reduction in the disability rating for hypothyroidism and entitlement to an initial higher rating.

The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 1993, for the award of service connection for hypothyroidism.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and the appeals for service connection for hypothyroidism, testicular cancer, colon cancer, and basal cell carcinoma were dismissed due to a violation of the prohibition against simultaneous review of the same claim.

The Board granted the restoration of service connection for tooth loss associated with hyperthyroidism (to include Graves' Disease) and denied several other claims, including effective dates prior to May 13, 2019, for various conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism to obtain a medical opinion on the potential conditions resulting from exposure to radio frequency radiation.

The Board granted the appeal for service connection for hyperparathyroidism, finding that it was secondary to chronic kidney disease. The claim for GERD was remanded due to a need for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and denied service connection for lower back degenerative disc disease, left hip condition, and right hip condition.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraines, GERD, hypothyroidism, and hemorrhoids but granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from April 15, 2019.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism and earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for difficulty swallowing and special monthly compensation, but dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, vertigo/disbalance, and a thyroid disorder but remanded claims for allergic rhinitis, left tonsil cancer, headache disorder, pulmonary granulomatosis, and dysphagia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's thyroid nodule/thyroid condition is related to his military service, including his exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss but denied it for a thyroid condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers all theories of entitlement, including direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism on a presumptive basis due to in-service herbicide exposure.