The Board remands the claim for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran has liver disease and whether such is related to military service.
The deciding factor: Further evidence and an examination are needed to properly adjudicate the claim as there is no current diagnosis of liver disease or opinion on etiology in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0814780
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including those related to PTSD, right ankle fracture, tinnitus, and various other conditions.
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