The Board denied service connection for residuals of blunt trauma to the liver and hemochromatosis, finding that the condition is a congenital disease not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hemochromatosis was found to be a congenital disease (an autosomal recessive inherited disorder) which preexisted service and was not aggravated in service beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of blunt trauma to the liver, hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066406
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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