The Board denied service connection for hepatitis B, residuals of a left foot fracture, and back sprain. The veteran also withdrew his appeals for exposure to Agent Orange and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor was there sufficient evidence to establish chronicity or continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis B, residuals of a left foot fracture, back sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816800
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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