The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic tension headaches, sepsis, and an infection of the lung. The Board finds insufficient evidence to establish a current acquired psychiatric disability or sleep fatigue condition. Service connection is denied for cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, and blood clotting of the gastric esophagus as they are found to be secondary to the Veteran's alcohol abuse.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish current diagnoses of an acquired psychiatric disorder or sleep fatigue. The Board finds that these conditions are more likely related to his alcohol use, which is a pre-existing condition and thus not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, blood clotting of the gastric esophagus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1525049
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