Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an additional opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's liver cirrhosis, specifically whether it is related to service or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA examination does not address whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes aggravates his nonservice connected liver disorder and relies on an inaccurate factual premise regarding the Veteran's history of cirrhosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013106
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