Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted, effective August 27, 2007. The issue of an extraschedular rating for keratitis is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to incomplete records and the need to develop the claim for head and neck cancer, including diagnosed thyroid cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a multinodular goiter with hyperthyroidism prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's thyroid cancer is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an ionizing radiation dose estimate and opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition resulted from his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

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

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's thyroid disorder and its relation to a 1991 CT scan with radio contrast dyes. The claim will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's parathyroid disorder as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's Hashimoto's thyroiditis was granted a 30 percent disability rating from July 14, 2001 to August 18, 2015. The Board found that the condition met the criteria for such a rating during this period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung disorder, thyroid disorder, larynx disorder, and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to mustard gas, radiation or herbicides during active duty. The Veteran's conditions were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's thyroidectomy residuals have been manifested by cold intolerance, fatigue, sleepiness, constipation, mild weight gain, and mental sluggishness. The Board finds the evidence most closely approximates a continued rating of 30 percent disabling.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant's representative before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for papillary thyroid cancer as a result of exposure to herbicides is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining clarification from a private physician regarding the manifestations of the Veteran's hypothyroidism and whether they are due to his service-connected disabilities or not. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also being addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was not exposed to ionizing radiation during service and does not meet the criteria for service connection due to radiation exposure. The claim is denied.

The Veteran does not have the required wartime service to establish basic eligibility for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the claim is no longer before the Board.