The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's liver condition, which includes hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, and cirrhosis. The Board found that there is a link between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's liver condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis-B, hepatitis-C, cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081651
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional development, including generating a TERA memorandum and obtaining an advisory medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a liver condition to correct an error by the AOJ and ensure that all necessary medical opinions are obtained.
- Granted
Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted based on in-service exposure to vinyl chloride in Camp Lejeune drinking water contributing to his cirrhosis.
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