The Board denied service connection for fatty liver disease and gout, finding no in-service injury or event relevant to these conditions. The Veteran's claims were not supported by contemporaneous medical records.
The deciding factor: There was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or event that could be linked to the current disabilities of fatty liver disease and gout.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatty liver disease, Gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21069003
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