The Board has determined that the Veteran's liver disorder, manifested by hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), is not due to an event or disease in service and is not proximately due to his service-connected skin disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the data were insufficient to draw any firm conclusions regarding whether the Veteran's fatty liver was caused by medication, including Lamisil, used for his service-connected skin condition.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, hepatic steatosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1331634
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