The appeal of the November 1970 rating decision denying service connection for infectious hepatitis and the denial of reopening the heart murmur claim were both denied. The effective date for service connection for epididymitis was changed to October 10, 2002.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1970 rating decision denying service connection for infectious hepatitis, as there is no evidence demonstrating that incorrect laws or regulations were applied. The effective date of service connection for epididymitis was changed due to a finding of CUE in the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart murmur, Infectious hepatitis, Epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0930018
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