The veteran's fatty liver disease was not related to military service, including Agent Orange exposure. However, the veteran's PTSD warranted a 70 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's fatty liver disease and his military service or Agent Orange exposure; however, the severity of his PTSD symptoms supported a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- fatty liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0902425
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 493 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete etiology opinions regarding secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal. The Veteran's fatty liver disease, post-liver transplant, is being remanded for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of his liver disorders before and after his liver transplant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for paresthesias of the hands, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, and fatty liver disease is remanded due to a failure to provide an examination regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's fatty liver disease was granted a 20 percent rating from April 27, 2018 to May 14, 2020. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of daily fatigue, malaise, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, and upper quadrant pain warranted this rating.
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