The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for primary biliary cirrhosis, finding no evidence linking his condition to his active military service or presumed exposure to herbicides such as Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no association between the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his primary biliary cirrhosis, and there is no medical evidence linking the condition to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0510889
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that chronic hepatitis incurred during active service led to primary biliary cirrhosis and ultimately caused hemorrhage from esophageal varices.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected primary biliary cirrhosis has been rated at 10 percent since December 2010. The Board found that the evidence did not show any additional symptoms warranting a higher rating, such as portal hypertension or splenomegaly.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for primary biliary cirrhosis with hepatitis A is granted prior to April 22, 2019. From April 22, 2019, the Veteran's increased rating claim for this condition is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disorder, including primary biliary cirrhosis, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his active duty service.
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