The Board finds that the evidence supports a grant of service connection for hepatitis C, which was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on the veteran's in-service exposure to potential sources of hepatitis C (vaccinations and tattoo) and his current diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0707790
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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