The Veteran's claim for service connection for liver disease and a higher rating for urethral calculus has been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have evidence to support his claims of direct service connection or secondary service connection, and there was no indication that his current conditions were related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's liver disease and his military service, nor does it indicate that his urethral calculus is due to any service-connected disability. The Board found that the criteria for direct or secondary service connection have not been met.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver Disease, Urethral Calculus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1755528
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1755528.
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's IBS and liver disease are being remanded for further examination and opinion as they may be related to Gulf War service exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unresolved issues regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service. The claims include PTSD, emphysema, liver disease, and microscopic hematuria.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for liver disease, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for causation or proximate cause as per VA regulations.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to sepsis due to end-stage liver disease, which is not related to his service. The Board found no evidence that the Veteran had heart disease at the time of his death and denied service connection for the cause of death.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.