Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatic steatosis, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no sufficient nexus to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA medical opinion found no nexus due to limited exposure and other risk factors. The May 2023 and March 2023 opinions were deemed less probative for various reasons, including not addressing the Veteran's limited exposure period and overweight status.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic steatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107105
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