The Board has determined that the veteran's pituitary gland disorder is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's growth spurt during active service was likely caused by his pituitary adenoma, which developed in-service.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary gland disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0841639
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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