Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of hepatitis C is remanded because the medical opinion did not comply with the Board's directives. Another medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 examiner could not render an etiological opinion without speculation, and the Board needs a compliant medical opinion to proceed.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25001141
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