Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, esophageal varices, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal for cirrhosis of the liver was dismissed due to a full and complete grant of benefits. Service connection for GERD and a gastrointestinal disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on medical opinions linking the granted conditions to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, while denying service connection for GERD and a gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their causation by toxic exposure or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, esophageal varices, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013361
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