The Veteran's non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and nephrolithiasis/kidney stones are found to have begun during service, warranting service connection. The issue of an increased rating for PTSD is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the Veteran was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and kidney stones during his active duty service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Nephrolithiasis/kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104678
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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