Thyroid disorder — all decisions

The Board remanded all service connection claims for diabetes type 2, hypothyroidism, lupus, migraine headaches, and residuals of hysterectomy. The Veteran's claims are related to her service-connected PTSD.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, thyroid cancer, and acid reflux disease. The Board needs more information about the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents or other toxins during his service.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disability, hypothyroidism, gastrointestinal disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism is remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds the VA examination inadequate and requires an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that it was not incurred during service and is not otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board has granted service connection for Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism, as well as hypertension, on the basis that these conditions were at least as likely as not caused by in-service exposure to radiation. The decision is based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy is being remanded due to a lack of an adequate opinion regarding the relationship between his service and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, finding no evidence of a current disability during or shortly before the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and will consider evidence from the June 2022 supplemental claim rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, hypothyroidism, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression) due to insufficient medical evidence on file.

The Board has restored service connection for hypothyroidism due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, but denied the severance of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eye disabilities, specifically glaucoma, central retinal vein occlusion, and thyroid eye disease. The examiner is requested to consider total potential exposure through all applicable deployments and the synergistic, combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring an additional examination for hyperthyroidism.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism with hyperparathyroidism is rated at a 30 percent disability rating from January 29, 2021. The Veteran's mental disorders including depression and anxiety are separately rated under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection issues, including left leg neuropathy, right leg neuropathy, sinus, rhinitis, asthma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thyroids, PTSD, diabetes, heart, right hemiparesis, cervical, and other conditions. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection for hypothyroidism is denied as there is no legal basis to assign a prior effective date.

The Veteran's appeal of the issues related to a muscle injury, left shoulder tendonitis, and lumbosacral strain is dismissed. Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, cancer of the lymph nodes secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, hypothyroidism secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, and a scar of the right neck secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is granted. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is also granted.