The Board denied service connection for fatty liver disease and breast cancer as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 and January 2024 VA examiners' opinions considered all pertinent evidence of record and provided a complete rationale connecting the two disorders to the Veteran's TERA without finding a relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- fatty liver disease, breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25040953
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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