The veteran's hepatitis C was initially rated at 10 percent, and later increased to 10 percent. However, he has since been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to his hepatitis C, which warrants a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's liver cancer is considered the primary condition for evaluation, as it is more severe than his service-connected hepatitis C.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0303573
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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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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatocellular carcinoma as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or injury.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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