The Board denied an extraschedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected hypopituitarism prior to December 22, 2018. From December 22, 2018, the issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating for hypopituitarism on an extraschedular basis was dismissed as moot due to the award of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture did not exhibit other factors such as marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization. The Board found that her service-connected hypopituitarism did not cause marked interference with employment, and therefore, an extraschedular rating was not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- hypopituitarism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21022272
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