The Veteran's hepatitis C claim was reopened and granted service connection. The gastrointestinal disability (diverticulosis) claim was denied, while the right shoulder disability claim was also denied.,Service connection for hepatitis C is established, but claims for gastrointestinal disability and right shoulder disability were not supported by evidence.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided a plausible link between the Veteran's hepatitis C and his service-connected psychiatric condition. However, there was no direct or secondary service connection found for the gastrointestinal and right shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Gastrointestinal disability (claimed as diverticulosis), Right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20041473
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable initial rating for Hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran's condition was asymptomatic and did not meet the criteria for any higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the case for further action on heart disability. The decision regarding right shoulder disability is that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Hepatitis C with cirrhosis is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including low back, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities. The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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