The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C infection was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions stated that the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis C could not be determined without resorting to mere speculation, and there were no other competent medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1027454
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