Thyroid disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension, and for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple service-connected disabilities. The Board ordered VA to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied higher ratings for hypothyroidism and PTSD, as well as compensable ratings for malaria and parasitic infection. The effective date for a 100% rating for CAD was also denied. However, the issues related to TDIU, DEA, and SMC were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's hypothyroidism, finding that it was not related to military service but rather caused by treatment for Graves' disease.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of multiple conditions due to herbicide agent exposure. The decision was based on the need for additional development and verification of the veteran's claimed exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for impaired glucose intolerance was denied. The claims for gynecological disorder, lichen sclerosus, toxic adenoma of thyroid gland, and hypertension were remanded for further development.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and scrotal pain is denied. Other issues are remanded.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for hypertension and hypothyroidism were denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, but other conditions were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tachycardia and hypothyroidism were dismissed because they had already been granted in a previous decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea was denied. The claim for a higher rating for hypothyroidism was remanded.

Service connection for residuals of thyroid gland removal surgery and skin cancer on the top of the head is denied. The evidence does not show a current diagnosis of these conditions.

Service connection for hyperkalemia is denied. All other issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's request for an increased rating for hypothyroidism was denied. However, the veteran was granted an effective date of January 1, 2017, for TDIU and DEA eligibility.

The appeal for service connection for hypothyroidism was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for compensation and service connection related to thyroid surgery residuals, COPD, and sleep apnea. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide if VA's treatment caused or worsened these conditions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and various disabilities. The decision was based on the need to correct errors in the original decision and to retrieve missing service records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain relevant medical records. The issues include service connection for a right wrist disability, ratings for various disabilities, and evaluations of mental health conditions.

The appeal for service connection of type II diabetes mellitus, including as secondary to hypothyroidism, is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to determine if the diabetes is related to military service.

The Board remanded all issues to further develop whether the Veteran was exposed to PFAS during his service, which could influence his claims for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was granted.