The Board granted service connection for the residuals of excision of a lipoma of the left arm and assigned an initial 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's pituitary microadenoma was also granted, but with no specific rating or effective date provided in this decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had intermittent pain at the scar site from the excision of a lipoma, warranting a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7804. The pituitary microadenoma was also granted service connection but without specifying any particular rating or effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- lipoma of the left arm, pituitary microadenoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0803372
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for pituitary microadenoma and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's contentions regarding exposure to toxic chemicals during service are not addressed in the current examination reports.
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