The Board found no evidence of a chronic liver disability in service or due to undiagnosed illness, and concluded that the Veteran's current liver issues are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current liver conditions to his active duty service, including exposure to carcinogens. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms have been attributed to known diagnoses and do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- fatty liver, liver cysts, hepatitis, enlarged liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1525334
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