The Board denied service connection for a liver disability, to include fatty liver, as there was no evidence of a chronic liver disability. The claim for an abdominal disability, to include right lower quadrant pain, is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's fatty liver during active service was acute in nature and not productive of a chronic impairment, and his current condition did not meet the criteria for a chronic liver disability. The abdominal disability claim requires additional evidence to establish its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disability, to include fatty liver, Abdominal disability, to include right lower quadrant pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22001285
What this means for you
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