The Veteran's claim for service connection for infectious hepatitis has been reopened and is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial indicates residual symptoms from exposure to infectious hepatitis during active duty, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- infectious hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100877
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the initial decision, and it is unclear whether the Veteran currently has a hepatitis disorder or any related residuals. The claim must be returned for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound rate due to insufficient evidence showing he requires regular aid and assistance from another person.
- Denied
The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's infectious hepatitis, currently rated at 30 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
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