Thyroid disorder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism is being remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed residuals of disease or medical treatment.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further development due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to consider alternative theories of entitlement and the potential impact of occupational hazards (TERA).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment from August 17, 2021, to July 25, 2023.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, hypothyroidism, and hypertension are granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Korea.

The Veteran's COPD, emphysema, neck disability (claimed as neck spinal arthritis), thoracic compression fractures, liver condition (claimed as cirrhosis), skin cancer, shortness of breath, pulmonary embolisms, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, hypertension, and glaucoma are remanded for further evaluation due to exposure to herbicide agents at Fort McLellan.

The Board has granted service connection for a thyroid disability, but denied service connection for a skin disability and a bilateral lower extremity neurological disability. The thyroid disability is linked to exposure to environmental hazards during service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no substitution request for a minor child has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to February 27, 2020. He was denied a TDIU prior to this date.

The Veteran's kidney disorder and CMML are granted service connection, with a 100% rating for CMML effective July 1, 2025. Service connection is also granted for hypothyroidism.

Your claim for service connection for thyroid benign neoplasm has been granted and effective since October 11, 2024. As a result, your appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for carcinoma of the left tonsil with bronchiectasis and hypothyroidism are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ is instructed to award separate disability ratings for identified residual disabilities, conduct a VA cervical spine examination, and provide a VA dermatological examination or opinion.

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals, hypothyroidism, and arteriosclerotic heart disease have been granted service connection. The Veteran is rated at a 40% for his bladder cancer residuals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for stomach cancer and thyroid condition (claimed as thyroid cancer) is denied. The issue of service connection for a thyroid condition is remanded due to the failure to provide a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, eczema/dermatitis, and hypothyroidism as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 60 percent for hypothyroidism status post thyroid carcinoma/thyroidectomy and adjustment disorder (also claimed as thyroid cancer, anxiety and depression) is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, anemia, left shoulder and elbow disorders, leukocytopenia, low back disorder, right knee disorder, cardiovascular disorder, and headaches. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for thyroid cancer, status post thyroidectomy, and hypothyroidism. The Board found that the Veteran's thyroid cancer had its onset during his active service and is caused by a service-connected condition (thyroid cancer).

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from August 31, 2013 to June 30, 2015 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a thyroid disorder in February 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is related to ionizing radiation exposure during his service in Crete following the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and thus grants service connection for this condition.