The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a pituitary tumor, which was previously denied in June 1984. The medical opinions now suggest that the post-service reported and diagnosed pituitary tumor may have begun during or after the veteran's period of active service.
The deciding factor: The new medical opinions provide competent probative evidence suggesting that the post-service pituitary tumor began in service, contributing to a more complete picture of its origin.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary tumor
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0318206
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