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Pete53

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An old member I talk to just was turned down for life insurance cause he has Hep C. His only exposure would be air gun in Army and a colonoscopy he got a year ago at VA.

Any thoughts that can be shared would be helpful.

Pete

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My father received service-connection for his Hep C due to a tatoo he received while in service. We filed on the basis of the jet-injector innoculations, but the doctor did a great job using the tatoo as a risk factor. Surprised the @#$& outta me once we receive the decision. Try to use all the risk factors in your favor!

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I got 10% SC for residuals of Hep "B" in 1974. I'm reasonably certaing it was a parting gift from either my processing out physical or dental exam.

They didn't argue a bit. Probably because I got sick and turned bright yellow 3 weeks after discharge.

Funny thing is, at the time they told me it was Hep "A", infectious hepatitis. Only after a C&P in 2000 was I told that it was actually Hep "B", what used to be called serum hepatitis (that's what junkies used to catch from dirty needles. I think the USAF was using dirty needles too.)

I know this seems off-topic, but the bottom line here is that SC compensation for any form of Hepatitis is doable. Sounds like he'll need the old nexus letter from a specialist, though. Best of luck!

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