The Board has determined that the claim is well grounded and VA has a duty to assist in developing facts pertinent to the claim. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented by the appellant, including medical records from Dr. Adair and Dr. Koop, supports a plausible association between hepatitis in service and liver cirrhosis resulting in the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver cirrhosis, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0000683
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