Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis but denied claims for left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral elbow rheumatoid arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and an eye disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer is related to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 17, 2015 for the award of service connection for a thyroid disability has been withdrawn.,The Veteran is granted TDIU beginning July 19, 2016. The Board refers this issue to VA’s Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to July 19, 2016 remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records from Long Beach, California. The Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection are still under review.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and thyroid condition, both of which were found to not be related to the Veteran's active duty service or exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal of the denial of TBI service connection is dismissed due to lack of an adequate substantive appeal. The claim for secondary service connection for OSA, thyroid nodules, and skin cancer is partially granted.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer and thyroid cancer, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claims for cataracts and hyperthyroidism, which were reopened due to new evidence, are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid, respiratory, and gastrointestinal disorders. The leg disorder claim was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition and type II diabetes mellitus, finding insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims.

The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for Hashimotos disease (now claimed as a thyroid condition) is granted. The issue of service connection for a heart condition, to include sinus bradycardia, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for thyroid disorder, lupus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and joint pain due to exposure to environmental hazards/chemical agents in the Gulf War. Additional development is needed including obtaining private medical records, addendum opinions from appropriate clinicians, and any additional VA medical opinions deemed necessary.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder and thyroid condition, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or exposure to asbestos.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened and granted. The appeal is denied for the remaining issues, including high cholesterol, melanoma, hypothyroidism, peripheral neuropathy, kidney disability, heart disability, lumbar degenerative arthritis, PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic stage III kidney disease and special monthly pension (SMP) have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral arm disability, bilateral leg disability, and back disability. The appeals are granted to this extent only.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding radiation exposure and the need for an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's multinodular goiter is related to his service at Eniwetok Atoll.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing documents and a need to determine if the claim should be reopened based on new evidence or adjudicated as a de novo claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The issues include left leg shortening, sinusitis, rhinitis, sarcoidosis, PTSD with depression, IHD status post angioplasty, left ankle talofibular ligament rupture, hyperparathyroidism, and bilateral hearing loss.