The Veteran's hepatitis C with cirrhosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and a dental disability for compensation purposes is unrelated to his period of service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran contracted hepatitis C during service or that any current dental condition is related to his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C with cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911397
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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