The Board has restored a 100 percent initial disability rating for status post left adrenalectomy due to pheochromocytoma from August 28, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was initially filed in August 2014 and the RO assigned a 100 percent rating effective that date. The RO reduced this rating to noncompensable in October 2014. The Board found that new evidence submitted in January 2015, which addressed interactions between the Veteran's adrenal disorder and his service-connected hypertension and nonservice-connected diabetes mellitus type 2, warranted restoration of the initial 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- pheochromocytoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2023
- Citation
- A23035395
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pheochromocytoma, hypertension (HTN), heart condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thymoma, pheochromocytoma, ED, and scars status post thymectomy and adrenalectomy from June 8, 2018, but no earlier. Service connection for neurogenic bladder was also granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal as to the issues of entitlement to compensable ratings for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, pheochromocytoma, laparotomy incision scars, and left adrenalectomy scars; and entitlement to service connection for shortness of breath, 'tired all the time,' and 'can't sleep' is dismissed. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to hypertension, is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Cushing's syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, and pheochromocytoma as the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions during the appeal period.
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