The Board denied service connection for hepatitis A as the evidence does not show a current disability related to active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record does not reflect that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of hepatitis A or a condition related to hepatitis A, and there is no competent evidence linking his claimed condition to his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis A
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018814
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Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to decide the claim of service connection for hepatitis A, as there are uncertainties in the current record and potential exposure during service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis A, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of hepatitis A began during his active-duty service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals for an initial compensable rating for hepatitis A, a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple non-compensable service-connected disabilities, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 2, 2021.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of hepatitis A, liver condition, hepatic steatosis, cirrhosis, non-alcoholic, and bilateral foot condition due to the Veteran's death.
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