The Board has determined that the veteran's liver disease, diagnosed as chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of unknown etiology, was incurred during his period of active service. The claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the most likely cause of the liver disease was exposure to hazardous materials in service, which made the diagnosis more probable than not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of unknown etiology
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213263
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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.
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