The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pituitary microadenoma is related to service, specifically his service in the Persian Gulf.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if there is at least a 50% probability that the Veteran’s tumor is related to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary microadenoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20014630
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for pituitary microadenoma, finding no evidence that the condition began during active service or was related to exposure to burn pits and other toxins.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for pituitary microadenoma and remanded the claim for a respiratory disability for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment, and the Board denies her claim for a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for pituitary microadenoma and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's contentions regarding exposure to toxic chemicals during service are not addressed in the current examination reports.
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