The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his fatty infiltration of the liver, which may be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there is insufficient evidence on the record to determine whether the Veteran's current fatty infiltration of the liver was caused or aggravated by his military service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disability, fatty infiltration of the liver suspicious for nonalcohol steatohepatitis (NASH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1207819
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, duodenal ulcer, hepatitis C, chronic liver disability (secondary to hepatitis C), diabetes mellitus (secondary to sleep apnea), and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and depression) have been dismissed.,Service connection has not been established for any of the conditions listed.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic liver disability, gastritis, or esophagitis related to his active service. The kidney condition was not addressed in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Board determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic liver disability, esophagitis, kidney disability, or gastrointestinal disability caused by service or a service-connected condition.
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