The Board found no competent evidence of current liver damage or hepatitis C infection due to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: No competent medical evidence was provided showing a current disability and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- liver damage, hepatitis C infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023757
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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