The Veteran's liver and skin disabilities were not found to be related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board determined that the preponderance of evidence is against these claims.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that there was no direct relationship between the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his military service or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver Disability, Skin Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1825007
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for liver disability, atherosclerosis, TBI, and hyperlipidemia as there was no evidence of current disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for OSA and a skin disability, as well as the claim for service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits is not considered new evidence, but his assertion of aggravation by PTSD is.
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