The appeal for service connection of NASH is remanded. The VA needs to conduct a new examination considering all toxic exposures, including Camp Lejeune and herbicide agents in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: A remand is permitted to satisfy any statutory or regulatory duty that could aid in substantiating the claim under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003352
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for liver disease, diagnosed as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis liver disease (MASLD), and cirrhosis of the liver, based on a nexus to in-service herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA liver examination to determine the relationship between the diagnosed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and active service, including exposure to burn pits.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claim for neuro-behavioral effects due to procedural defects. All other issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions were remanded for further adjudication.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) were denied as the earliest date of receipt was December 25, 2021.
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