Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The veteran's appeal involves increased evaluations for his service-connected histiocytosis, hypothyroidism, and vasculitis. The case is REMANDED to the RO for further development including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and there is no evidence of record showing that any of his claimed disabilities are related to military service or exposure to ionizing radiation. As such, service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for pyelonephritis and Graves disease with hypothyroidism, finding that her symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.,VA determined that the veteran's conditions are currently rated at 20 percent for pyelonephritis and 30 percent for Graves disease with hypothyroidism.

The veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety prior to the Board's decision.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer and thyroid cancer, attributing these conditions to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The preponderance of medical evidence did not link these cancers to his military service or to his presumed exposure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of thyroid cancer, status post-thyroidectomy is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding potential radiation exposure during service.

The veteran's claim for a fever of undetermined origin, residuals of a head injury, and hypothyroidism was denied as there is no medical evidence supporting these conditions. The veteran's claim for Hodgkin's disease due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam was also denied.,No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for Hodgkin's disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of thyroid disease with a history of thyroid cancer status post subtotal thyroidectomy and herpes simplex virus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hypothyroidism, which she claims was caused by VA treatment in April 1998. The case has been remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the causation of her additional disabilities and their relationship to the treatment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition, finding that there is no competent evidence linking the current disorder to his period of active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypothyroidism is not related to his military service or due to medications for his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The RO denied service connection for thyroid carcinoma due to lack of new and material evidence, and the claim was previously withdrawn.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for MDS, COPD, pneumonia, thyroid cancer, leukopenia, and gastroesophageal ulcer. The appeals were not granted as there is no evidence of a nexus between any current disabilities and service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left neck condition, left shoulder and arm condition, removal of the ovaries, cystitis, and hypothyroidism. The issues related to these conditions were all found to be without merit.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of her period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) beyond September 24, 2004 due to a lack of medical evidence showing that she was prevented from initiating or completing a program of education during the delimiting period.

The case is being remanded for VCAA notice and to re-adjudicate the service connection claims, as they are inextricably intertwined with the DEA eligibility claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection of PTSD, a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, a bilateral knee condition, a thyroid condition, and hypertension. The evidence did not support these claims.

The veteran's claims for skin disorder, prostate disorder, and hypothyroidism have been denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or ionizing radiation exposure. The prostate disorder claim is pending as it was not addressed in the original decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for fibrocystic breast disease has been reopened, but she does not have the condition.,Her hypothyroidism with history of follicular carcinoma, status post right total and left subtotal thyroidectomies, is currently rated at 10% prior to September 30, 2004, and 30% thereafter.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, finding that the veteran's hypothyroidism was incurred during service and granting service connection.