The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was reopened and denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between his in-service occurrence of hepatitis B and his current diagnosis of hepatitis C, thus denying service connection. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 were also denied as there was no medical evidence showing VA carelessness or negligence caused the cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran’s in-service hepatitis B and his current diagnosis of hepatitis C, thus denying service connection for hepatitis C. The denial of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was based on the absence of medical evidence showing VA carelessness or negligence caused the cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, stage III gallbladder cancer, liver cancer, lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18101820
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