The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for residuals of a pituitary tumor due to insufficient evidence and need for an additional VA examination. The examiner must address the Veteran's contentions about symptoms during service and medical articles proffered by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the September 2024 VA examiner's opinion was not responsive to the January 2024 directive, specifically regarding the Veteran's contentions of symptoms during service and the need to address the medical articles proffered by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000842
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for a pituitary tumor and tinnitus were dismissed due to the Veteran's November 2024 attempt to elect appellate review before the Board being invalid.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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