The Veteran's service-connected hepatitis and genetic hemochromatosis caused his chronic liver disease, which resulted in a liver transplant. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met.
The deciding factor: Affording the Veteran the benefit of doubt, the combination of his in-service hepatitis and genetic hemochromatosis likely caused his subsequent liver failure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disease, hepatitis, hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1614034
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, skin cancer, and hemochromatosis has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
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