The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's carotid artery tumor and pituitary gland tumor are related to his military service, including Gulf War exposure.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to uncertainty in adjudicating these claims without additional evidence or clarification of the relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- carotid artery tumor, pituitary gland tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1422442
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a pituitary gland tumor and Cushing's disease, and increased the rating for headaches to 50 percent. The claims for an earlier effective date and TDIU were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various cancers and eye conditions due to an alleged failure to properly investigate toxic exposures during service, including at Fort Wainwright.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new information and evidence, including a request for a TERA medical opinion and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding service connection for a pituitary gland tumor. The Veteran's current hypothyroidism is granted as service-connected.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypothyroidism and the residuals of a pituitary gland tumor, including diabetes insipidus, hypogonadism, adrenal insufficiency, and osteopenia, are granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.
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