The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bowel disorder and an increased rating for infectious hepatitis with deficiency of factor 7, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The Veteran's bowel disorder is not considered proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected condition, while his current rating for infectious hepatitis remains at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found the preponderance of the evidence against a finding that the Veteran's bowel disorder was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected infectious hepatitis. The Veteran's symptoms were not considered severe enough to warrant higher ratings under current criteria for liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel disorder, arthritis of all joints associated with infectious hepatitis with deficiency of factor 7
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024139
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- Remanded (sent back)
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