The Veteran's hepatitis C is service-connected, as it is related to his in-service motorcycle accident and subsequent treatment.,His liver transplant residuals are also service-connected, as they are secondary to his hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's in-service injury from a motorcycle accident that led to blood loss requiring transfusions, which is considered a risk factor for hepatitis C infection.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, residuals of liver transplant, end-stage liver disease (status post liver transplant), acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153843
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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.
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