The Board remands the claim for service connection of liver disability to ensure compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding an opinion on aggravation by service-connected diabetes and presumed exposure to herbicide agents outside of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a lack of adequate medical evidence addressing whether the Veteran's liver disorder is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes and to obtain a specific opinion on presumed herbicide exposure outside of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver dysfunction, Liver cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25005745
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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