The Board remands the claim for service connection of fatty liver, as it needs to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran qualifies for presumptive service connection for certain disability diagnoses due to his Camp Lejeune contaminated water exposure, but not specifically for fatty liver. A new VA medical opinion is warranted to correct this pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- fatty liver
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028054
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeals for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for fatty liver have been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of fatty liver as it requires additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to an error in failing to develop the claim to consider the Veteran's assertions of toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during his active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for kidney disease and fatty liver, as well as dismissed the appeals for left shoulder condition, hypertension, PTSD, DM II, residuals of lactic acidosis, and underactive thyroid due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.
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