Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that they are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney/bladder disorder, asbestosis, and thyroid disease. The denial is based on a lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and she has withdrawn her appeals on the remaining service connection issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her hypothyroidism, finding that her psychiatric disability was a manifestation of her service-connected hypothyroidism and thus not separately ratable.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to consider new evidence and ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of hernia repair or hypothyroidism related to his active service.

The veteran's cause of death was due to metastatic cancer of the thoracic spine, which originated from thyroid cancer. Prostate cancer is not considered a service-connected condition as it did not recur after treatment and had low PSA levels.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an addendum from a VA physician. The issues of entitlement to higher initial ratings for hypothyroidism and chronic low back pain secondary to lumbar spondylolisthesis are pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be fully adjudicated.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between any current disabilities and his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing. The issues are related to reopening claims of service connection and seeking service connection for various conditions.

The VA denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of thyroid carcinoma, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to identify and evaluate residuals of his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including any new medical conditions he claims are related to the NHL or its treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, finding that it was not proximately due to or the result of his residuals of thyroidectomy, hypothyroidism, and hypoparathyroidism. The Board concluded that the veteran's heart disease was more likely related to routine causes such as family history, tobacco use, being male and aging.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during his service, which could potentially grant him service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's appeal was timely filed for his claim of an increased rating for hypothyroidism, but not for service connection claims. The decision also granted a 30% evaluation for hypothyroidism effective from June 2002.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for post gingivectomy of the upper and lower jaw was denied as there is no evidence of bony abnormalities or functional impairment.,Service connection for thyroid disability was also denied, with the Board noting that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has reviewed the evidence and found no service connection for thyroid cancer or degenerative joint disease of multiple joints, as there is insufficient medical evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The VA granted an increased rating of 30 percent for hypopituitarism and hypothyroidism effective June 14, 2002. The RO also denied service connection for melanoma as secondary to the service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer of the nose and face, thyroid cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease were denied. The Board found that these conditions did not have their onset during active duty or for many years thereafter, were not disabling to a compensable degree during the first post-service year, and are not etiologically related to service-connected disabilities.