The Veteran's service-connected infectious hepatitis is currently rated as noncompensable, and there is no evidence of recurrence or active disease. The residuals of his left inguinal hernia are also rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of active infectious hepatitis or recurrent symptoms of the service-connected left inguinal hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- Infectious Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1451760
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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