The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, finding no current diagnosis of the condition. Service connection was granted for bilateral shoulder disabilities, attributed to in-service lifting duties and related pain.,Service connection for hepatitis C was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis. The Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities were found to be related to his service-connected migraines and repetitive microtrauma.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of hepatitis C, as evidenced by negative lab results and no formal diagnosis in the medical records.,The VA examiner opined that the bilateral shoulder disabilities were most likely related to his service-connected migraines and repetitive microtrauma from lifting heavy equipment.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20020425
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