The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's liver disability, gastrointestinal disability (including esophageal varices and ascites), and blood disability (thrombocytopenia and leukopenia) as secondary to his service-connected liver disability. The claims were previously denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions directly to service or a specific exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his service-connected liver disability, with no other direct causes identified.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disability, Gastrointestinal disability (hypertensive portal gastropathy, esophageal varices, ascites), Blood disability (thrombocytopenia and leukopenia)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070796
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