The Board found no evidence of a causal link between the Veteran's service and his death from hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis of the liver, or hepatitis C. The cause of death was determined to be unrelated to any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as there were no service treatment records available and the medical evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0920778
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatocellular carcinoma as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or injury.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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