The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a cardiac disorder or liver disorder, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions secondary to his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of a cardiac disorder or liver disorder, and the VA examiner found no such disorders in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac disorder, liver disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0929524
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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).
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