The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hepatitis C. The extension of temporary total disability ratings beyond August 31, 2005, and November 30, 2005, for right knee surgery and left knee surgery respectively is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate the required criteria for extending the convalescence period at any point during the specified time periods following the surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, right knee injury, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1006101
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What this means for you
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- 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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, ulcerative colitis, lung disease, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
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