The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic hepatitis is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of a current diagnosis of chronic hepatitis in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185277
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that chronic hepatitis incurred during active service led to primary biliary cirrhosis and ultimately caused hemorrhage from esophageal varices.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a liver disorder and secondary service connection for alcohol use disorder as secondary to his service-connected persistent depressive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The appeals for increased ratings remain pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic hepatitis was granted a disability rating of 40 percent, effective February 11, 2005.
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