The Board found that the Veteran's underlying cause of death, hepatitis C, was not incurred during or related to military service and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran developed hepatitis C or liver disease during his military service. The Veteran's service treatment records do not indicate any chronic liver problems, including hepatitis, and there is no indication that he was exposed to known risk factors such as burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, or radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, end-stage liver disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1005662
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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