Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination to address the severity of her left ankle disability.

The Veteran is granted a 100 percent disability rating for Hodgkin's disease with associated hypothyroidism and infertility since July 7, 2005. The rating was increased to 30 percent effective November 5, 2009.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism is manifested by fatigue, constipation and mental sluggishness. The Board finds that the evidence supports a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism under DC 7903 prior to February 4, 2010.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for overactive thyroid, left eye condition, and neck disability as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran meets the threshold criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease. The Board finds that he is unemployable solely due to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for multi-nodular thyroid disease and posterior subcapsular cataracts, both claimed as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has granted service connection for GIST, subclinical hyperthyroidism, hypogagonadism, and anemia due to exposure to herbicides during active duty in Vietnam.

The Veteran's major depression is found to be related to her service-connected disabilities, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to assess his current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypothyroidism and TDIU, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for the Veteran to undergo VA examinations to assess her current disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that the Veteran had symptoms of this condition during active duty and resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and hypothyroidism, including obtaining service treatment records and private medical records.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of shrapnel wounds to the face and neck, finding no current disability. Service connection was also denied for a thyroid disorder due to presumed exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer, which he contends is related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, has been remanded due to the need for a dose estimate of any potential radiation exposure. The case will be referred to the Under Secretary for Benefits for further consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including depression and anxiety (claimed as psychiatric disorder), COPD, dementia, colitis, and hypothyroidism are denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or association with service.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 1977 rating decision that granted service connection for hyperthyroidism, as it did not address a pending claim for hypothyroidism. The Veteran's claim was denied because there was no indication of CUE.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of hypertension, PTSD, a pre-thyroid disorder, and sinusitis/upper respiratory infections have been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of his appeal.