The Board has denied service connection for a liver disability, claimed as cirrhosis, and other disabilities including carcinoma of the abdominal cavity, kidney stones, psoriasis, bilateral knee disability, erectile dysfunction, acid reflux, and hiatal hernia. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, including Gulf War exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- fatty infiltration of the liver, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21002234
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