The Veteran seeks service connection for chronic liver disability on both direct and secondary bases. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the claims, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current medical opinions are inadequate and remanded for further clarification of whether the Veteran's chronic liver disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1429993
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole 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.
- Whole decision: 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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