Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis C, specifically regarding potential risk factors including air gun inoculations and IV drug use without sharing needles.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion was found inadequate due to its failure to adequately address certain risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001915
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