The Board has granted service connection for Hepatitis C and liver cancer, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service. The decision resolves all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least evenly balanced regarding the relationship between the Veteran's HCV and his liver cancer, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C (HCV), Liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050450
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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 has determined that the current evidence is insufficient to establish service connection for hepatitis C, and thus remands the case for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for HCV, including in-service risk factors and non-service risk factors. The Veteran's claim is being returned for further development.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for liver cancer, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his in-service exposures and his diagnosed liver cancer. The medical opinion provided by VA concluded that the liver cancer was not caused by or aggravated by any of the conditions listed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's liver, lung, brain, and bone cancers in relation to his service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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