The Board has granted service connection for a liver condition (previously claimed as spot on liver) and denied service connection for hepatitis. The Veteran's liver condition is considered to be directly related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record supports the finding that the Veteran’s current liver condition is causally related to active service, with a diagnosis of cirrhosis of liver in September 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- liver condition, spot on liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106497
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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