Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and its relation to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The existing medical opinions are inadequate as they do not address certain aspects of the Veteran's health history, including diabetes control, alcohol use in relation to his psychiatric disability, and the cumulative effects of his service-connected conditions on overall health.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097280
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