The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also being considered for a chronic prostate disorder, but further examination is needed to determine the exact condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial supports the reopening of the hepatitis claim, and VA records indicate that the veteran had malaria during service which may be related to his current symptoms. The prostate issue requires additional evaluation as it was diagnosed after the initial claim period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis, Prostate Disorder (likely Prostatitis or Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0515973
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his alcohol-related causes of death were etiologically linked to a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied an initial compensable rating for right foot hammer toes, while remanding the claim for service connection for hepatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being needed, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis and its relationship to service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hepatitis has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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