The Board granted service connection for liver cirrhosis, spleen condition, and thrombocytopenia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record supports the claims on appeal herein on a secondary basis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver cirrhosis, Spleen condition, Thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053978
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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