The veteran's claim for service connection for alcoholic liver disease (claimed as end stage cirrhosis of the liver) and increased rating for hepatitis was denied. The Board found that his liver disease is not related to his service-connected hepatitis, and thus secondary service connection is not granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's liver disease and cirrhosis were directly caused by alcohol abuse, precluding any grant of secondary service connection for alcoholic liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0728196
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