Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities results in loss of use of his feet, which meets the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate clarification of her hypothyroidism and unobtained Tricare private endocrinologist records.

The Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid with severe vision loss is granted as service connected due to exposure to carbon tetrachloride in service. The issues of service connection for residuals of skin cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, and chronic pancreatitis are remanded.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left ankle disability, presumed due to undiagnosed illness, is denied.,The Veteran's right elbow disability, presumed due to undiagnosed illness, is denied.,The Veteran's left elbow disability, presumed due to undiagnosed illness, is denied.,The Veteran's hypothyroidism, presumed due to undiagnosed illness, is denied.

The Board has denied service connection for hepatitis. The cases of scarring of the lung, tumor of the left thigh, and hyperthyroidism are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees is granted. The appeal regarding service connection for thyroid cancer is remanded.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to his service-connected hypothyroidism, which contributed substantially to his death. The appeal for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as the grant of service connection for the cause of death renders it moot. Accrued benefits are denied because no benefits were due and unpaid at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and parathyroid disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's kidney disorder is currently diagnosed, but the opinion does not address whether it is proximately due or aggravated by her diabetes mellitus. The parathyroid disorder claim is inextricably intertwined with the kidney disorder claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, finding that the evidence rebutted the presumption of service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism, the sole residual of Graves' disease. As a result, there is no remaining question to be decided regarding residuals of Graves' disease.

The Veteran's undiagnosed illness, including an enlarged thyroid, fatigue, syncope, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, and headaches associated with exposure to Persian Gulf environmental exposure, has been granted service connection.

The Veteran's thyroid disability is denied as service connection. The initial rating for chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood remains at 30 percent, and the issue of TDIU from June 4, 2009 is dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there was a prior award of service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to issues with his rating for hypothyroidism and fertility issues.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of his separation from active duty and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and secondary service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer metastatic from thyroid is granted, with an effective date of April 9, 2017. The Board found that the evidence supported a finding that the condition arose prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the cases due to missed examinations and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection are not yet decided.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the September 2020 remand directives and the claims must be remanded again due to failure to notify the Veteran of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal. The claims for increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin condition, and hyperthyroidism are remanded.