The Board has granted service connection for appendectomy scar and residuals of right inguinal hernioplasty, both rated at 10 percent. The claim for hepatitis was denied as not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The veteran's in-service hepatitis did not result in current disability, thus his claim is not well grounded.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis, appendectomy scar, residuals of right inguinal hernioplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014346
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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.
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental condition and remanded claims for service connection for hepatitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left shoulder condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hepatitis to ensure a VA examination and medical opinion are obtained, addressing potential pre-service exposure and in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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