Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The issues of hypertension and diabetes mellitus are also being remanded.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions, including cancer of the tonsils (claimed as throat cancer), hypothyroidism, residuals of mandible reconstruction, left arm disability, and a disability manifested by lack of energy and stamina, due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of a proper nexus opinion regarding the appellant's thyroid disability. Further development is needed to determine if her symptoms during service are related to her current condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA disability evaluation criteria.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of thyroid cancer and kidney cancer, finding no evidence linking the cancers to active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for hyperlipidemia, migraine headaches, hypothyroidism (claimed as a thyroid disability), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD due to potential issues with evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

Service connection for back disability is granted.,Service connection for neck disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability are denied. Service connection for neuropathy affecting the right lower extremity and left lower extremity is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular disease, erectile dysfunction, and ulcerative colitis as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after active service. The Veteran's reported exposures to herbicides were not verified.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his left knee, right knee, left ankle, sleep disturbances (including sleep apnea), left shoulder osteoarthritis, PTSD, and hypothyroidism. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to in-service parachute jumps or undiagnosed illnesses/chronic multisymptom illnesses, as well as considering the impact of obesity caused by service-connected disabilities on his current symptoms.,The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating will be remanded so that addendum opinions can address the issues raised by the Board.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act.,The Veteran's thyroid condition (claimed as a thyroid tumor) is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus, to include as due to claimed left ear hearing loss and/or Meniere's disease, is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's Meniere's disease is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as her conditions are not related to her military service, including vaccinations and exposure to the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her kidney disability, right knee disability, and thyroid disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for cardiac condition is denied.,The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for thyroid cancer is granted and remanded.

Your claim for service connection for hypothyroidism has been granted, but the issue is now closed as there are no remaining disputes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his claims, including a retrospective medical opinion regarding hypothyroidism manifestations.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Diabetes mellitus type II is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, which meets the criteria for one or more daily injections of insulin and restricted diet.,Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for moderate incomplete paralysis of a major extremity.,Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for moderate incomplete paralysis of a minor extremity.,Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for moderate incomplete paralysis.,Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, meeting the criteria for moderate incomplete paralysis.,Erectile dysfunction is not compensably disabling.,Hypothyroidism is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Sebaceous cyst of the thoracic area is not compensably disabling.,Hiatal hernia (previously rated as a chronic digestive condition) is currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that diabetes did not contribute to his death and that there was no evidence linking herbicide exposure or other conditions to his thyroid cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition is reopened, and the appeal for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis and asthma is remanded.