Thyroid disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multi-nodular thyroid disease, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his current condition and any incident of service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for papillary thyroid cancer, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between his condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer due to radiation exposure, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with hypoparathyroidism was not due to an undiagnosed illness and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's thyroid disability had improved and no longer met the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation, thus denying restoration of his rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 100 percent, indicating total occupational and social impairment. Service connection for hypothyroidism and cancer/polyps of the throat are granted.

The veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism with tachycardia was granted and rated at 10 percent disabling.

The Board has granted effective dates of August 13, 1996 for service connection and special monthly compensation due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disability and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to failure of the VA to properly diagnose the condition, but granted an increased rating for post-traumatic cephalalgia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for her hypothyroidism and service connection for calcium depletion, obesity, anxiety, and depression as secondary to her service-connected hypothyroidism. The RO must review the case in light of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is needed to determine the appropriate service connection for thyroid cancer and to assign compensable ratings for right and left knee strains.

The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella of the right and left knees. For hypothyroidism and a skin disability, the Board found that there is no evidence to support service connection based on undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, resulting in a final determination. The issues remain unresolved.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for atherosclerotic/atherosclerotic heart disease due to lithium therapy prescribed for his bipolar disorder and for a total rating by reason of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The appeals were based on direct service connection, not involving any presumption or secondary service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for major depressive disorder, hypothyroidism, and both Achilles tendinitis have been granted. However, her claims for increased ratings for right and left patellofemoral pain syndrome remain denied.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disability pension was reduced due to a discrepancy in reported income from Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits. The Board found that recovery of the overpayment would defeat the purpose for which the pension was intended and granted a waiver.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's thyroid disorder, including Graves' disease, had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and cyclothymia.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for hearing loss, loss of visual acuity, and hypothyroidism (to include as due to an undiagnosed illness) are not well grounded. The other conditions were also not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer is well grounded, but her claims of fibromyalgia and polyneuropathy/bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to exposure to non-ionizing radiation are not well grounded. The case is remanded for further development.