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
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