The Board remands the claim for service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the condition had its onset in service and whether it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea with sarcoidosis and/or diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran's non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had its onset in service or was caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019472
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for various skin conditions, hearing loss, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting a proper form and new evidence.
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