The Veteran's current hypopituitarism is not related to service, and the appeal for service connection for this condition is denied. The issues of a rating in excess of 30 percent for digestive disability and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran’s current pituitary disorder to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypopituitarism, chronic pancreatitis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia with esophagitis and bowel obstruction with removal of two feet of small bowels
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180485
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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