The VA determined that the veteran does not have any current signs or symptoms of hepatitis, and thus cannot be granted a compensable initial evaluation for infectious hepatitis with jaundice.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of hepatitis in the veteran's medical records, and his liver function tests were attributed to other causes rather than hepatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- infectious hepatitis, jaundice
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0509329
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- Granted
The Veteran's non-VA emergency medical expenses incurred on February 14, 2024 are granted as the treatment was for an emergent condition (jaundice) and a VA facility was not feasibly available.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal in February 2023, and the Board dismissed the case.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, low back condition, jaundice, left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected low back condition, and right hip condition as secondary to a service-connected low back condition.
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