The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C infection, finding that the Veteran's combat experiences with wounded and dead soldiers in Vietnam is a significant risk factor.
The deciding factor: The Board accepted the Veteran's denial of any intravenous drug use as credible and found his combat experiences with wounded and dead soldiers to be a significant risk factor for hepatitis C infection.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C infection
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1320989
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis C infection, is not service connected as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C infection is not related to his active military service and denied his claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C infection. The reopened claim will now be reviewed on its merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records and conduct examinations to determine the appellant's need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.
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