Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for benign liver disorder, cervical disorder (claimed as cervical cancer), gallstones, kidney stones, thyroid disorder, and ovarian cysts secondary to a cervical disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran contends her conditions are related to toxic exposures during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's thyroid cancer and his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition as secondary to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is denied due to lack of in-service onset or link to service.,Service connection for thyroid condition is denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, hyperparathyroid disease, and squamous cell carcinoma on neck have all been denied.,Service connection has not been established for any of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the VA medical opinion on the cause of the Veteran's hypothyroidism. The AOJ is required to obtain an updated VA medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's specific service exposures and diagnoses.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected hypothyroidism due to pre-decisional errors and the need for additional evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperthyroidism, finding that it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The Board considered all pertinent evidence of record and found no medical opinion linking the condition to in-service exposures.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a kidney disability, thyroid disability, and bilateral hearing loss (secondary to PTSD) were denied. The claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD was granted. The claim for service connection for a back disability is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's shin, cardiovascular, thyroid, neurological, and respiratory disabilities. The VA must provide examinations to determine if these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and potential errors in the decision-making process. The Veteran is requested to provide all relevant service documentation related to his Naval Air Force Reserve duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's goiter, back condition, and gallstones need further evaluation due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. The VA is required to provide a new examination for each issue.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the cases of initial compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and hypothyroidism with Hashimoto's disease.

The Veteran's initial rating for hypothyroidism has been granted at a 30 percent level, but the Board finds that an increased rating is warranted. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and provide a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection for difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, and thyroid condition, all secondary to ionizing radiation exposure in service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for TBI and other stressor-related disorder were dismissed due to concurrent elections.,Claims for increased ratings for laceration of the forehead, left ear hearing loss, headache syndrome, right ear hearing loss, hypothyroidism (Grave's Disease), bilateral knee conditions, and vision disorder were dismissed as untimely.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran also sought SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status. The Board found that he did not meet the criteria for either.

The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.

The appeal for service connection for thyroid surgery and removal was dismissed due to procedural defects in the filing of a valid notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer, as it was not shown to be chronic in service and did not manifest within the applicable presumptive period.