Thyroid disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for right ear disability, including tinnitus, and remanded the claims for skin disability, left leg lymphedema, right leg lymphedema, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, enlarged aorta, and enlarged thyroid.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for hypothyroidism and entitlement to a TDIU due to the need for a new medical examination.

The Board remands the claims for a bilateral eye disability, diabetes insipidus, and hypothyroidism to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease dementia (claimed as dementia), hypothyroidism, and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypothyroidism was dismissed due to the August 2024 VA Form 10182 not constituting a valid appeal of the February 2023 rating decision.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected hypothyroidism but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the same condition from January 28, 2005 to May 3, 2019.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle condition and reoccurring migraines, but has remanded the claims of service connection for hypothyroidism and hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an updated VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and parkinsonism to obtain medical opinions under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including right and left hip, right knee, right shoulder, left hand (finger), left elbow, vision impairment, thyroid cancer, psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety), separate psychiatric disorder, neck muscle spasms, left shoulder muscle spasms, and a left knee sprain.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and thyroid disability, status post thyroidectomy due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection. The Veteran's representative requested additional development.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and reopened the claims for sleep apnea and kidney stones, while denying increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the RO's failure to issue a rating decision. The Board will now take jurisdiction over these matters and order the RO to issue a new rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to DDT and its relation to his thyroid disability.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance for the period beginning May 20, 2018. The Board also remanded a claim for service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right elbow disorders, as well as hyperthyroidism, to afford the Veteran VA examinations.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for Lyme disease, anemia due to Lyme disease, thyroidectomy, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot condition, a right ankle condition, a right shoulder condition, and a thyroid condition based on new and material evidence. Additionally, the Veteran was awarded a 10 percent rating for an anterior neck scar beginning July 28, 2020, and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches starting from the same date.