The Veteran's hepatitis C was incurred in service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The right hand disability is secondary to hepatitis C, but a dental disability cannot be established as it does not meet the criteria for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The VA physician provided an opinion that hepatitis C was likely caused by immunizations during service via air gun injector. The examiner found no evidence of other risk factors and concluded that the Veteran's right hand disability is secondary to his hepatitis C, including treatment with antiviral medications. However, there are no compensable dental conditions listed in 38 U.S.C.A. § 1712.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Right Hand Disability, Dental Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1520374
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