Thyroid disorder Board decisions

Your service connection for hypothyroidism has been granted, making this issue moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for hypothyroidism and a jaw condition due to insufficient development in the initial decision.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including whether they are related to his service in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War and exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding increased ratings for several conditions, including hypothyroid, hoarseness, sense of taste, dysphagia, and xerostomia. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has denied service connection for a thyroid condition due to lack of evidence showing its onset in service or related to any incident therein, including exposure to ionizing radiation.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus due to insufficient rationale provided by the November 2022 VA examiner regarding the Veteran's episodes of hypoglycemia documented in his STRs.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is not service connected as it did not originate in service or until years after service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her previously denied claim for service connection for a left hip condition is granted. The claims of service connection for gait, lameness (secondary to sacroiliac joint dysfunction), and right knee condition are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, kidney, and thyroid conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these disabilities were caused by or incurred in service.,Service records do not show any diagnosis of wrist conditions during active duty. The Veteran's current diagnoses are attributed to natural aging processes and post-service occupational duties.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and whether any service-connected disabilities contributed to his death. The VA is instructed to obtain a new opinion on these issues.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for migraines and service connection for hyperthyroidism was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for migraines prior to August 10, 2020, or a higher than 50 percent rating thereafter. Service connection for hyperthyroidism was also denied.

The Veteran's Graves' disease, right knee disability, left knee disability secondary to thyroid disorder, avitaminosis disorder (vitamin D deficiency), hypertension, and arthritis are all granted as service-connected. The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding these conditions.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms have been rated at 10 percent since July 7, 2020.,Since September 12, 2019, the Veteran has been granted a rating of 30 percent for her systemic cold sensitivity due to hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete employment and income information provided by the Veteran. The Board requests clarification on his employment history and earnings since June 30, 2010.

The Veteran's increased evaluation for hypertension claim is denied.,Her request for an evaluation higher than 30 percent for hypothyroidism is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and opinion regarding the relationship between her current conditions and service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism and denied service connection for vertigo, cysts and painful scar, and skin rash on the buttocks. The Veteran's current hypothyroidism is related to his military service.

The Veteran's headaches have been granted a 30% disability rating, but no higher.,The issue of increasing the Veteran's rating for hypothyroidism has been remanded by the Board.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for Graves' disease (claimed as thyroid conditions) is being remanded due to the failure to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has granted service connection for fatigue as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mycoplasma infection. Service connection for thyroid condition is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected mycoplasma infection.