The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hepatitis C and is now considering whether new evidence supports a finding of in-service exposure to hepatitis C. The issue regarding cirrhosis of the liver remains unresolved as it was not appealed.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, suggesting that the veteran may have contracted hepatitis C during service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117491
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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