The Board has determined that the Veteran's nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show elevated liver enzymes during active duty, which were consistent with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The Veteran's current diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis aligns with the clinical picture observed in-service.
- Claimed conditions
- nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0941323
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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