The petition to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C (HCV) based on the receipt of new and material evidence is denied. The Veteran's claim for residuals of bladder cancer is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that his current bladder cancer was incurred in or aggravated by active service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in RVN.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Bladder Cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178784
What this means for you
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