The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a liver condition and chloracne due to Agent Orange exposure. The decision also noted that new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection for a liver condition.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a liver condition.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disease, hepatitis, fatty liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0005156
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, liver disease, and hypertension as the probative evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active-duty service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for fatty liver have been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
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