Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) but denied service connection for fatty liver.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's actions of combining the Veteran's conditions into one were found to be unusual and outside of the normal procedural process, leading to a separate grant of service connection for hypertension and PVD. Fatty liver was not considered a disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), fatty liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018288
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