The Board has determined that the veteran's schistosomiasis, which he contracted during his military service, resulted in chronic liver disease (nutritional hepatitis and cirrhosis). The Board granted service connection for these residuals.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established a link between the veteran's schistosomiasis and his current liver conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- schistosomiasis, nutritional hepatitis, cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0407217
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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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