Thyroid disorder — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiological relationship to active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid cancer as the evidence did not support a causal or etiological relationship to active service, including exposure to radiation and/or herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable evaluation for hypertension, as well as service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and a thyroid disorder.

The Board denied the reduction of the rating for hypothyroidism from 30 percent to 0 percent, as the Veteran failed to report for a necessary examination without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service radiation exposure and his current condition.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, left knee strain, and right knee strain. Service connection was denied for amenorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and restless leg syndrome. Melasma was granted under the Persian Gulf War provisions.

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to determine the current severity of hypothyroidism and diabetes insipidus, as previous examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for thyroid cancer, to include as due to exposure to ionizing radiation, for a TERA opinion under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction secondary to the service-connected diabetes and hypertension, hypothyroidism, esophageal cancer, and hypertension due to herbicide exposure. The claims for irritable bowel syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and a heart disorder, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, hearing loss, tongue cancer (residuals), and hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to correct duty to assist errors related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions and presumed service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board granted service connection for a condition manifested by salivary gland issues and increased the ratings for loss of teeth to 40 percent and hypothyroidism to 30 percent, while dismissing the appeal for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism as it was not shown in service, was not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for bronchitis and liver condition, granted a 10 percent rating for costochondritis, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer with lymph nodes on the left side, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current condition.

The appeal as to the proposal to reduce the rating for hypothyroidism based on clear and unmistakable error is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disability, other than hypothyroidism and including thyroid cancer, finding the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's active service and his thyroid condition.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20% rating for Type II diabetes mellitus and a 10% rating for laryngeal cancer residuals, effective November 14, 2020. The Board also granted a 30% rating for dysphagia and a separate 10% rating for neck scar residuals under 7804.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant while it was pending before the Board.