Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and to obtain his complete service personnel records. The issues of service connection for various disabilities, including skin cancer, back cancer, back pain and thoracic fracture, gastroenteritis, bladder cancer, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, left hip disorder, osteoporosis, peptic ulcer, right foot vascular disorder, and sinusitis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and hypothyroidism due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for ear itching and hyperthyroidism is remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing SSA records. The claims will be reviewed again with new evidence considered.

The Board has granted initial ratings of 10 percent for service-connected left knee condition and right knee degenerative arthritis. The issue of increased rating for hypothyroidism is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating of his hypothyroidism is denied. The effective date for the increased rating remains May 17, 2019.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a heart disability, thyroid disability, diabetes mellitus, bone loss, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder. The Veteran will be provided an SSOC if their benefits are not granted.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudicating the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and pernicious anemia, both of which are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes and thyroid disability due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, with exposure to asbestos and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune as potential causes.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypothyroidism with exophthalmos is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination. The old and amended rating criteria should be considered in evaluating the condition.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for parathyroid adenoma, entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of basal cell carcinoma, and service connection for peripheral neuropathy due to new evidence received after previous remands.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an extraschedular rating for a gunshot wound injury, initial ratings for hypertension and hyperparathyroidism, effective date determinations, and TDIU prior to August 31, 2006. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, which is necessary for a determination on his claim of service connection for thyroid cancer.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and Graves' disease, finding no direct evidence of causation in service or due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for thyroid disorder, hypertension, heart disorder, and bilateral eye disorder other than macular degeneration due to exposure to herbicide agents. The VA examinations need to be supplemented with additional opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions in relation to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and thyroid cancer, finding insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left hip condition, right hip condition, migraine headaches, and hypothyroidism due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia. The AOJ must issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of medical opinions.,Specifically, the Board is directed to obtain a supplemental opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s claimed gynecological disorders.

The Veteran seeks service connection for thyroid cancer and Hashimoto's disease, claiming these conditions are due to ionizing radiation exposure during her military service. The Board finds a pre-decisional duty to assist error has occurred and remands the case for further development related to radiogenic diseases.