Thyroid disorder — all decisions

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

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 Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations in determining the etiology of the Veteran's hypothyroidism, including its relation to service and herbicide exposure.

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 Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of Graves' Disease with hypothyroidism due to insufficient identification of a specific rating decision or issue.

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.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to his service in Vietnam. The issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for hypothyroidism and service connection for ear diseases (including tinnitus) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypothyroidism is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in service, as it falls under the presumptive conditions list.

The Board has granted restoration of service connection for hypothyroidism, finding that the original decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypothyroidism is being remanded due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected papillary carcinoma (thyroid cancer) is granted, with the disability rated under DC 7914.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 100 percent, but he does not have a single disability rated at 100 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not result in the need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims of service connection for thyroid carcinoma, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension as no new and relevant evidence was presented.

The Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current nature, extent, and severity of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism was denied as there is no evidence of myxedema or other compensable residual signs and symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus and thyroid condition due to new evidence being associated with the file.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence from the PACT Act, which requires a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.