The Board denied entitlement to service connection for a liver disorder, including hepatitis, as there was no current diagnosis of any type of hepatitis and repeated hepatitis panels done since 1995 were negative.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptomatology in service or post-service. The Veteran's current cirrhosis has not been etiologically linked to an in-service event, symptomatology, or pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- cirrhosis, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0908279
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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