Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colon cancer and thyroid cancer, both linked to exposure to herbicide agents. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address the Veteran's current symptomatology, including her skin condition and weight gain, as well as whether these conditions are related to her service-connected hypothyroidism. The rating for the period from July 8, 2016, remains unchanged.

The Veteran's tinnitus and hypothyroidism have been assigned the maximum schedular ratings.,PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment prior to June 16, 2018 but not from that date.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 29, 2015 for the right knee disability rating. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection on various issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, granted.,Service connection for a thyroid nodule is denied as the evidence does not support its onset or relationship to service.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include constipation. The remaining issues are remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including kidney disability, heart disability, liver disability, hypertension, thyroid disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy, all related to exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's service in Vietnam was not confirmed, and there is no evidence of exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's right ankle disability and thyroid nodules (endocrine condition) claims are remanded for additional development. The left knee and lumbar disability secondary to service-connected conditions also need further examination and opinion.,The Veteran needs a new VA examination for her right ankle disability, as the previous examinations did not address functional loss during flare-ups or with repetitive use over time. She also requires a new VA endocrine examination to determine if she has an endocrine condition related to service. The left knee and lumbar disability claims need further evaluation by different examiners.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and hypothyroidism. The claim is being remanded due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism and finds that it is at least as likely as not causally or etiologically related to her service. The Veteran submitted a private medical opinion establishing a positive nexus opinion for her hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's neck disability and chronic sinusitis have been granted service connection. The gynecological disability claim is remanded due to new evidence.,Back and thyroid nodule claims are also remanded.

Graves' Disease, Hyperthyroidism, and Thyroid Disorder are denied as not related to service.,Left Ear Hearing Loss is denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis or relationship to service.,Allergic Rhinitis (Sinusitis) requires further examination for a determination on its relation to service.,Right Ankle Deltoid Ligament Sprain and Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain are remanded as the etiology is unclear.,Left Ankle Deltoid Ligament Sprain and Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain are also remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including rating higher than 20 percent for low back disability, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and cystic acne; service connection for thyroid disability secondary to cystic acne; and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing a medical opinion on the secondary service connection claim.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, kidney disorder, heart disability, respiratory disability, thyroid disability, paralyzed right diaphragm, left toe fungus, and right toe fungus were denied as they are not related to service.,There was no evidence of herbicide exposure or asbestos exposure in the Veteran's service records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for an endocrinologist's opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's thyroid disorder. The Veteran contends that her current hypothyroidism is related to service, but VA medical opinions have not adequately addressed this claim.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition and whether he has experienced certain symptoms such as cold intolerance, muscular weakness, cardiovascular involvement, and mental disturbance.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism and the residuals of a pituitary gland tumor, including diabetes insipidus, hypogonadism, adrenal insufficiency, and osteopenia, are granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability. The cases of hypertension and thyroid disability are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to insufficient medical evidence and failure of the Veteran to respond to VA requests.