The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of hepatitis C and tuberculosis were denied in prior rating decisions. New evidence has reopened these claims, but the claims are still denied as there is no current disability related to these conditions.,Service connection was also denied for a skin disorder of the penis, to include dermatitis and a fungal disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have any diagnosed residuals of hepatitis C or tuberculosis. The Board presumes that the Veteran's STRs do not reflect diagnoses of these conditions due to their absence in the record.,There is no current evidence of a skin disorder of the penis, to include dermatitis and a fungal disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hepatitis C, residuals of tuberculosis, skin disorder of the penis, to include dermatitis and a fungal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188291
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 0 percent for hepatitis C and service connection for nephrosclerosis, renal disease (claimed as chronic kidney disease) due to the appellant's death.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, a disorder manifested by binge eating, and residuals of tuberculosis. However, an initial disability rating of 70 percent was granted for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for residuals of inactive tuberculosis from March 21, 2020 to February 24, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's latent tuberculosis had its onset during his period of active service, and a new VA examination is needed.
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