The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis B, finding that the Veteran was exposed to risk factors in service and contracting the condition during his active duty.,For squamous cell carcinoma, the Board found that while not a presumptive disease related to Agent Orange exposure, the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's service and the development of this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported the Veteran's claims by linking his conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis B, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1116608
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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