The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the knees and higher ratings for his hepatitis C conditions. The arthritis claim was denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking a current knee disorder to military service. For his hepatitis C conditions, he received a separate rating for post-transplant symptoms but still requested higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The veteran's arthritis of the knees could not be linked to his military service due to lack of competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the knees, History of chronic hepatitis C with cirrhosis, status-post liver transplant, Chronic active hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0714312
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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