The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current liver disability and there is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to his liver. The Board finds that service connection for a liver disability cannot be granted as the claim fails to meet all three elements required by law: presence of a current disability, an in-service event, injury, or illness, and medical nexus between the two.
The deciding factor: The earliest clinical evidence of a liver cyst is from November 2008, approximately 17 years after separation from service. There is no competent credible evidence linking any current liver condition to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver cyst, Hemangioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1428430
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What this means for you
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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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