Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the August 2024 rating decision on appeal, specifically to determine whether the current liver disorder is secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to assess whether the current liver disorder was caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis of the liver with fatty liver (claimed as cirrhosis of the liver)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018745
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