The Board denied service connection for liver disease and diabetic nephropathy (claimed as chronic kidney disease) due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims. The squamous cell carcinoma claim was remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his in-service exposure or service itself, and an adequate opinion regarding the squamous cell carcinoma theory was not provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic nephropathy (claimed as chronic kidney disease), Liver disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056846
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 44% (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
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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).
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