Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the increased rating claims for PTSD and hypothyroidism due to new evidence being submitted.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and thyroid disorder due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service connection claim is pending as presumptive based on herbicide exposure.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for a thyroid disorder and the rating in excess of 30 percent for hearing loss, as the Veteran requested withdrawal of all issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypothyroidism, colon condition, hypertension, and vision loss as the evidence did not establish a nexus to service or any related exposure. The Veteran's conditions were found to be unrelated to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete information from VA examiners.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for hypothyroidism, COPD, and hypertension due to exposure during active duty. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error due to untranslated records, and the claims for service connection are remanded for readjudication based on the complete record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypothyroidism with thyroidectomy is related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine condition, BPH, lupus, hypothyroidism, hypertension, pulmonary disorder, and kidney condition. The decision also granted TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for benign essential tremor, thyroid cancer, and hypothyroidism due to a lack of compliance with a previous remand order regarding radiation exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia and hypothyroidism prevented her from attending school, leading to a request for an extension of the delimiting period for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits. The Board finds that further development is needed to determine if she was entitled to additional time off due to health issues.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, CAD, and hypothyroidism. The lung disability and sleep apnea claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining an examination by an Endocrinologist and a VA neurological examination.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition, including residuals of a thyroidectomy and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism/thyroid was dismissed as the full benefit sought (service connection) had already been granted in a previous decision.,Service connection for bilateral lower extremity neuropathy was restored because the RO improperly severed it based on the inapplicability of presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism is denied because he did not serve in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and therefore cannot be considered a Nehmer class member. As such, retroactive benefits cannot be assigned on this basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD and hypothyroidism) render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 2, 2020 for the award of service connection for hypothyroidism due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.