The Veteran's application to reopen his service connection claim for a liver disorder is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been submitted, raising the possibility of substantiating the claim. However, the case is remanded as a new medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found in the form of additional private treatment records and lay statements, which raises the possibility of substantiating the service connection claim for a liver disorder. The Board finds that a new medical opinion is necessary to address the relationship between the Veteran's current liver disorders and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, hemochromatosis with cirrhosis and necrosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128450
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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