The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for diabetes insipidus associated with pituitary macroadenoma with Rathke's cleft cyst (diabetes insipidus) throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that throughout the appeal period, the Veteran’s service-connected diabetes insipidus has manifested as polyuria with near-continuous thirst, notwithstanding the ameliorative effects of medication, but not one or more episodes of dehydration.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes insipidus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132119
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions as additional medical evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the cases.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pituitary adenoma and its secondary conditions: chronic headache disability, right eye blindness, left eye partial blindness, seizure disorder, hypothyroidism, pituitary insufficiency, gynecomastia, and diabetes insipidus.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, including skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new examination to determine the current severity of hypothyroidism and diabetes insipidus, as previous examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's symptoms.
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