The appeal is granted for the severance of service connection for hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease) and remanded for further action on the issue of service connection for urinary dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary dysfunction was not adequately addressed due to a duty-to-assist error, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease), urinary dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26006969
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation A26006969.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU based on his service-connected prostate cancer residuals with urinary dysfunction is dismissed as moot because he is already receiving a 100% disability rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's fatty liver disease was denied as not related to his active service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's petition to restore a 20 percent rating for his service-connected sebaceous cyst of the scrotum has been granted. The reduction from 20 percent to noncompensable was improper.,Service connection for urinary dysfunction, which is no longer considered part and parcel of the service-connected sebaceous cyst, remains in dispute.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection and SMC based on loss of use of the creative organ is granted with an effective date of August 14, 2019. The appeal for increased evaluations for urinary dysfunction, lung cancer residuals, testicular cancer residuals, retro-peritoneum lymph node metastasis, and erectile dysfunction is denied.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.