Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining ship logs or other relevant records to verify exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and whether it is secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, hypothyroidism, and vascular system disabilities. The claims are pending.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is not service-connected, and the Board finds that there is no causal relationship between his current thyroid cancer or esophageal disability and his military service. The left shoulder disability remains undiagnosed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU beginning December 1, 2016, due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension and hypothyroidism are being remanded for additional examination to determine if they are related to service, specifically Agent Orange exposure. The case will also be reviewed to determine if diabetes mellitus has aggravated these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for hypothyroidism and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic pharyngitis, erectile dysfunction, allergic conjunctivitis, back disability, headaches, left shoulder and elbow disabilities, enlarged heart with chest pain and abnormal EKG, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, and hyperthyroidism. The reasons were that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and the need for extraschedular consideration.

The Board found no current right knee disability and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches, skin disabilities of the feet and hands, a heart murmur, bilateral hearing loss, high liver enzymes, anemia, and a penile deformity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) records related to his SSDI application. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for thyroid cancer are on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is denied for the issues of higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for dental disorder for VA compensation purposes, bilateral eye disability (including cataracts and normal tension glaucoma), kidney disability (including kidney stones), diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The appeals are all denied as not supported by evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran is precluded from substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and hypothyroidism. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether he is entitled to TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. The Appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for status post septoplasty with residual of tingling sensations inside nose is denied.,Service connection for thyroid disability and acquired psychiatric disability are both denied as the evidence does not relate these conditions to service.,The Veteran's current anxiety disorder has not been related to active service by competent medical evidence.

The Board finds that the Veteran's exposure to chemical contaminants from two Superfund sites at Barksdale AFB, during his active duty service, contributed to the development of thyroid cancer. After resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran, the Board grants service connection for thyroid cancer.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including heart disability, thyroid disability, dementia, prostate disability, glaucoma, cervical spine disability, and Alzheimer's disease, did not have their onset during active service or for many years thereafter and are not otherwise causally related to his military service. Therefore, these claims of service connection are denied.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are at least as likely as not etiologically related to his active service. The Board finds that the evidence for and against the claim is at least in equipoise, and therefore, entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability is granted.