Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred during service due to exposure to diesel exhaust and other toxic substances.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of benign thyroid nodules to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.

The Board denied service connection for actinic keratosis, remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypothyroidism, and benign intestinal neoplasm to obtain additional medical evidence, and found no basis to grant service connection.

The Board granted increased ratings for right and left upper extremity neuropathy, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and hypothyroidism, as well as a TDIU from May 1, 2018 to September 19, 2019. The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II, kidney disease stage III with hypertension (kidney disease with hypertension), tinnitus, and service connection for migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent, and she was also granted TDIU, DEA, and SMC for the period from March 27, 2017, to August 20, 2017.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a thyroidectomy and neck scarring secondary to a thyroidectomy due to an insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypothyroidism caused or aggravated his need for a thyroidectomy.

The Board remands the claim for a thyroid disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether it is related to service or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and denied the claims for a compensable rating for acne, service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with hammer toes, and service connection for pelvic organ prolapse.

The Board grants service connection for hypothyroidism based on the Veteran's presumed in-service herbicide exposure due to his active duty in Vietnam.

The veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for increased disability evaluations and service connection.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hypothyroidism and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for hyperparathyroidism.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bradycardia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, emphysema, hypothyroidism, polypectomy, prostate cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis as new and relevant evidence was not received. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right thyroid lobectomy, to include Hashimoto's disease, for further development.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for a right knee disorder and thyroid disorder, and these claims are dismissed.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with depression and insomnia, effective January 31, 2023, but no earlier. It also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning September 23, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, OSA, a cervical spine disability, and a thyroid disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claims for a thyroid condition, a prostate/UTI condition, and vision impairment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and hypertension, but denied it for an optic nerve abnormality.