Thyroid disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for hypothyroidism based on the Veteran's fatigue and continuous medication required to control his condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition, diagnosed as residuals of thyroid adenomatous hyperplasia status-post total thyroidectomy and hypothyroidism, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for malignant neoplasms of the thyroid, hypothyroidism, dysphagia, and dysarthria based on a direct link to herbicide exposure during military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but dismissed the claim for hyperthyroidism and denied the claim for hypercholesterolemia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypothyroidism to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's MOS-related exposure and the combined effect of all toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a thyroid disability to ensure the Veteran receives notice of his right to a hearing before the AOJ, as required by the Court's order.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and hypothyroidism for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that VA substantially complies with its duty to assist the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension, as no further discussion of these issues is necessary.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition and remanded claims for a left thigh/femur condition and gastrointestinal condition.

The Board denied service connection for hyperthyroidism and obstructive sleep apnea, granted a 70% rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression from May 2, 2023 to June 4, 2023, and denied all other claims.

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and peripheral neuropathy in the left, right, lower, and upper extremities as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, microcytic anemia, thyroid nodules with fatigue symptomatology, and insomnia to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition, including hypothyroidism, as there was no evidence of a chronic thyroid condition during his service or that this disease incepted during his service and is related to his service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in severity of the disabilities within one year prior to December 21, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, to include atrial fibrillation, and denied service connection for hyperthyroidism. The Veteran's hypertension was also found not to warrant an increased initial compensable evaluation.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation of hypothyroidism and service connection for left and right ankle pain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism with non-toxic thyroid enlargement due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the disability had its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and denied a compensable rating for hypothyroidism associated with herbicide exposure.