The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as all received subsequent to the 1984 decision was either duplicative or not related to the issue.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that would support reopening the claim for hepatitis/liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis, liver disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0024459
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, liver disease, and hypertension as the probative evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to hepatitis, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
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