The Veteran's nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,Service connection for a lung disability and sleep disordered breathing are denied. The Veteran's insomnia is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD with schizophrenic episodes).,The Veteran's right hip disability and right testicular disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's fatty liver disease was caused by his diabetes mellitus, type II, and possibly by his service-connected neck disability.,Multiple VA examiners found no current diagnosis of a lung disability. The Veteran did not have sufficient pathology to render a diagnosis of a lung disability.,The September 2019 VA examination concluded that the data did not show evidence of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), lung disability, sleep disordered breathing, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2022
- Citation
- A22025848
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- Dismissed
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