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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24029857
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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