The Board has granted service connection for fatty liver disease but has remanded the issues of service connection for unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder (claimed as phobias) and a compensable disability rating for hypertension. The Veteran's fatty liver disease is found to be secondary to her service-connected total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with surgical induced early onset of menopause. Service connection for the psychotic disorder remains in dispute, requiring further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that there may be an aggravation of the Veteran's unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder by her service-connected total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with surgical induced early onset of menopause.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatty liver disease, Unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074410
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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.
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