The veteran's hepatitis C and hepatitis B were both incurred in service, leading to a favorable decision on these claims. The rating for hepatitis B has been increased to 60 percent.
The deciding factor: Service records show the veteran contracted hepatitis C and B during active duty, meeting the criteria for new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0732398
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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