The Board granted service connection for hepatitis A, finding that the Veteran's disability had its onset during his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of hepatitis A that began during service and granted service connection based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis A
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068402
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis A as the evidence does not show a current disability related to active-duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hepatitis A due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several disabilities, including acquired psychiatric disability and insomnia, but denied service connection for liver disease and other conditions. It also granted increased ratings for foot disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for recurrent hepatitis, including acute hepatitis residuals, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran does not have current disability associated with these conditions.
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