The veteran's service-connected hepatitis A is not considered severe enough for a compensable rating. His skin disability and hepatitis C are denied as there is no evidence of current conditions or that they were incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show current symptoms or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions, nor do they establish service connection based on direct service incurrence or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis A, neuralgia obturator nerve, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0212912
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection. Service connection for hepatitis A, stomach ulcer associated with hepatitis A, pancreatitis associated with hepatitis A, and gastritis associated with hepatitis A are denied.
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