The Veteran's hepatitis C was found to be incurred in service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The other claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new evidence provided by the Veteran regarding his exposure to multiple sexual partners during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, tinea cruris, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1527364
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
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