The veteran's hepatitis C was not present in service, was first shown many years following service, and is not due to an in-service event, injury or disease. The claim of service connection for cirrhosis of the liver has a status of 'unknown' as it pertains to reopening a previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hepatitis C was not present during his military service and there is no evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628400
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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