Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C and a liver condition, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's competent lay statements and medical evidence established a nexus between his in-service tattoo infection and current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, liver condition, including cirrhosis and liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000081
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