The Board has denied service connection for fatty infiltration of the liver and hypogonadism, but remanded the claim for inflammatory polyarthropathy/rheumatoid arthritis.,Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's hypothyroidism is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that fatty infiltration of the liver and hypogonadism are related to the Veteran’s service, including exposure to herbicide agents.,There is insufficient competent medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's hypothyroidism is related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver condition, to include fatty infiltration of the liver, Hypogonadism, Inflammatory polyarthropathy/rheumatoid arthritis (claimed as bilateral shoulder disability, right knee disability, and left wrist pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188656
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What this means for you
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