The Board has denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for hepatitis with residuals, also claimed as hepatitis C. The evidence received since the November 1991 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not show a current diagnosis of hepatitis or any link between service and the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis, Residuals of Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636825
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