Thyroid disorder — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for hypothyroidism to ensure an adequate VA examination is conducted, considering the Veteran's reported symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents and denied an increased rating for PTSD as well as a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of these disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection grants related to diabetes mellitus, type II; hypothyroidism; lung cancer; tinnitus; and hypertension, all associated with herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil, palate, and lymph nodes under the PACT Act and hypothyroidism as secondary to that condition. Sinusitis was denied.

The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and right hand arthritis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, gastroenteritis, and thyroid eye disease were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for thyroid cancer to include as due to radiation and other toxic exposures for further development.

The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issue decided by the AOJ within the prior year.

The Board granted service connection for scars resulting from surgery for malignant melanoma incurred during active duty service and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Prostate Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Parkinson's Disease based on new and relevant evidence of exposure to toxic chemicals during active service.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, but denied an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for other psychiatric disorders, headaches, a left hip condition, hypothyroidism, right optic neuropathy, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including dental trauma, chronic respiratory failure, headaches, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, epigastric pain, thyroid disability, monoclonal paraproteinemia, and hip disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for hypothyroidism, as there was no evidence of myxedema or other residuals that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid cancer, nasal cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma, attributing it to various exposures during the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for papillary thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy and readjudicated the claims for right knee osteoarthritis and left knee osteoarthritis based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, but denied an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the claim for thyroid cancer to correct an error by the AOJ, as it did not consider evidence submitted after the June 2022 decision on appeal. The Veteran is to be afforded a VA examination and opinion.