The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected Hepatitis-C disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the current evidence does not provide sufficient information on the current severity of the Veteran's hepatitis C disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis-C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1543869
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not granted in full, with some issues being remanded for further development and others remaining denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has service connection for polysubstance abuse secondary to his PTSD. His hepatitis-C and cirrhosis of the liver are also found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected polysubstance abuse disorder.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were denied. The Board found that the March 2009 denial of PTSD was not final, but his claim to reopen this denial is considered a downstream issue which does not require VCAA notice.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis-C and Neurodermatitis, finding no evidence to support a direct relationship with his military service or herbicide exposure.
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