The Board has determined that the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange while in Vietnam, and is considering whether his end-stage liver disease, which he claims is related to this exposure, should be granted service connection. However, due to conflicting evidence regarding the cause of his liver disease, a VA examination is needed to determine if it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's liver disease had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to ascertain whether the veteran's liver disease is related to his military service and exposure to Agent Orange, considering conflicting medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- end-stage liver disease, status post liver transplant
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0109030
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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