The Board remands the issues of service connection for various disabilities and entitlement to a TDIU due to the need for further medical evaluation.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is needed to address the submitted medical article regarding the progression of hepatitis C and its relation to service, as well as the inextricably intertwined issues of secondary service connection for other disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, cirrhosis, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, right leg disability, left leg disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001610
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
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