The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for Hepatitis B, finding that there was no evidence of chronic liver disease and gastrointestinal disturbance attributable to Hepatitis B. The veteran's symptoms were attributed to his service-connected Hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports in December 2002 and September 2005 clearly attribute the symptomatology suffered by the veteran to his service-connected Hepatitis C, not Hepatitis B.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0621985
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