The veteran's service-connected hepatitis-B is manifested by positive antibodies reflecting only a history of prior exposure; she has no symptoms and there is no sign of cirrhosis or any demonstrable liver damage.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show current active liver disease, but rather only past exposure to the virus resulting in antibody formation.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis-B
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0210924
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