Thyroid disorder decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for a thyroid disability, including thyroid nodular disease, and an initial compensable rating for GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and remanded claims for lung, skin, psychiatric, and back disorders.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, bradycardia as secondary to hypothyroidism, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with panic attacks and hypothyroidism. A 50 percent evaluation was also granted for PTSD with panic attacks from June 21, 2021 and prior to March 29, 2023, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted effective the same date.

The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2018, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism associated with hyperthyroidism but dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hyperthyroidism.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to herbicide exposure, but denied an initial compensable evaluation for hypothyroidism.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension from August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act. The claim for a thyroid disability was denied.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for thyroid disorder to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism, to include as secondary to service-connected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hernia, brain tumor, heart, esophagus, kidney, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral foot disability (other than bilateral plantar fasciitis), to include gout, right hand and left hand disabilities, as well as a thyroid disorder, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also granted a TDIU from September 25, 2020.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, Graves' disease/hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Graves' disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and insufficient evidence to support a determination that he had it during his lifetime.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service on a non-presumptive basis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and a thyroid disability, and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. The claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was remanded due to an inadequate examination.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical opinion that does not account for the beneficial effects of medication on the Veteran's hypothyroidism.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disease, cervical strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and migraine and occipital headaches. Service connection was denied for bilateral pes planus, papillary thyroid carcinoma, status post partial left thyroidectomy, and left foot hallux valgus.