The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic Hepatitis C is being remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding its etiology. The VA examiner needs to consider all available information, including the Veteran's statements about his military service and any potential exposure.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided by the previous VA examiner to determine the etiology of the Veteran’s Hepatitis C.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143855
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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C warrants a 20 percent rating, reflecting his symptoms of daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia.
- Granted
The veteran's chronic hepatitis C is granted as service connected due to the blood transfusion received during active service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated by active duty service and denied his claim.
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