The Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma (claimed as liver cancer) have been reopened. The Board has determined that new evidence supports reopening the claims.,The Veteran is being requested to provide additional information regarding his in-service diagnosis of hepatitis, including any records from Fort Gordon, Georgia. He will also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if he currently has hepatitis and its relationship to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that suggests the Veteran may have had hepatitis during service, which could potentially link it to his current condition of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma (claimed as liver cancer)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19141905
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hepatitis C due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinions.
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