The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of hepatitis C, an undiagnosed bacterial infection (claimed as a Lyme-type disease), or residuals of an immune deficiency disorder. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical opinion supporting the diagnoses of hepatitis C, an undiagnosed bacterial infection, or an immune deficiency disorder in the veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hepatitis C, undiagnosed bacterial infection (claimed as a Lyme-type disease), residuals of an immune deficiency disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614640
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What this means for you
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