The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fatty liver disease and calcified splenic granulomas due to conflicting VA medical opinions regarding herbicide exposure. The case is returned to the AOJ for further development.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions are inadequate as they do not clearly indicate whether the Veteran's claimed conditions might have been caused by his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease), calcified splenic granulomas (spleen disability)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24029857
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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