Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional information is needed regarding the veteran's service dates and will remand the case for further action.

The Board found that the veteran's metastatic thyroid cancer was not caused by his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's hypothyroidism is not related to his service-connected Type I diabetes mellitus and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a thyroid disorder, headaches, memory loss, and hypertension to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. The issues of service connection for an upper respiratory condition, immune system deficiency, allergic reaction secondary to an immune system deficiency, and skin disability have also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death, specifically whether VA's decision to perform the surgery in light of his hypertension caused his demise.

The veteran's coronary artery disease, resulting from treatment for his service-connected thyroid disability, is granted. His service-connected post-operative partial thyroidectomy with thyroid replacement and exothalmia is rated at 100 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected hypothyroidism and total thyroidectomy is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and analysis.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder and remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The veteran seeks service connection for thyroid cancer, claiming it is due to exposure to radiation while working with nuclear weapons. The case has been remanded for further development and consideration of his claim under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's thyroid disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the veteran's hyperthyroidism, particularly given her service records from February 1995 to November 1995.

The veteran's service-connected thyroid tumor and psychiatric disability are maintained, while other claims for service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation are addressed.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent. The claims for low back disability, left knee disability, skin disability, and hypothyroidism are all granted based on direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected histiocytosis, hypothyroidism, and vasculitis. The conditions are currently rated at 30% for histiocytosis and hypothyroidism, and 20% for vasculitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing development and evidence, including a request for an opinion on service connection for thyroid cancer.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B, hypertension, and a thyroid condition. The claim for increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus was granted with a 20% disability rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of hyperthyroidism status post partial thyroidectomy was denied. The claims for service connection for lumbar scoliosis with degenerative arthritis and osteoporosis were both reopened due to new evidence, but the direct service connection theories were not met.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied for all issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's follicular carcinoma of the thyroid was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in active service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hypothyroidism due to lack of new and material evidence.