The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a liver condition, including cirrhosis and fibrosis, as secondary to his service-connected hepatitis C. Additionally, TDIU is also being remanded due to its potential impact on the liver condition claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's liver conditions are related to service or service-connected hepatitis C without additional information and/or examination.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis, fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19123967
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional development, including generating a TERA memorandum and obtaining an advisory medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a liver condition to correct an error by the AOJ and ensure that all necessary medical opinions are obtained.
- Granted
Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted based on in-service exposure to vinyl chloride in Camp Lejeune drinking water contributing to his cirrhosis.
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