The Board granted service connection for Hepatitis C and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's conditions were likely due to needle sticks in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's Hepatitis C was likely due to needle sticks in service, and his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was caused by his service-connected Hepatitis C.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063188
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and hepatitis C as there was no evidence of functional impairment sufficient to warrant a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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