The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy and hepatitis A, B, and C due to herbicide exposure are denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnoses or a link between the conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy or hepatitis A, B, and C. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions were more likely caused by the Veteran's drug use after discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1030658
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in providing notice of a pre-decisional hearing. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis A will be reconsidered by the AOJ with instructions to provide such notice.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable initial rating for Hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran's condition was asymptomatic and did not meet the criteria for any higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Hepatitis C with cirrhosis is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for these conditions.
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