The Board finds that the Veteran's pheochromocytoma was not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service, and it may not be presumed to have been so incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of evidence is against finding a connection between the Veteran's pheochromocytoma and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no direct or presumptive service connection for pheochromocytoma, as it is not associated with herbicide exposure. The Veteran's symptoms began after separation from active duty, and the medical evidence does not support a link to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pheochromocytoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1316491
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pheochromocytoma, hypertension (HTN), heart condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thymoma, pheochromocytoma, ED, and scars status post thymectomy and adrenalectomy from June 8, 2018, but no earlier. Service connection for neurogenic bladder was also granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal as to the issues of entitlement to compensable ratings for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, pheochromocytoma, laparotomy incision scars, and left adrenalectomy scars; and entitlement to service connection for shortness of breath, 'tired all the time,' and 'can't sleep' is dismissed. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to hypertension, is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 100 percent initial disability rating for status post left adrenalectomy due to pheochromocytoma from August 28, 2014.
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