The appeal for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for hepatitis B is dismissed as the grant of service connection for hepatitis B (previously rated as hepatitis C) is a greater benefit.
The deciding factor: The claim is moot because the appellant now has a service-connected disability that provides a greater benefit than compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050418
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, GERD, hepatitis B, atopic dermatitis, and OSA. Tinnitus was denied.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding rating decisions that denied service connection for hepatitis B and tinnitus, finding no good cause for late filings.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for hepatitis B, but not higher.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 25, 2017, for the award of service connection for hepatitis B but denied an earlier effective date for migraine headaches and a compensable rating for hepatitis B. The claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was also denied.
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