The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability (claimed as depression), increased rating for hemorrhoids, and increased rating for hepatitis have been denied. The veteran is currently rated at 10 percent for hepatitis from October 11, 1997 onwards.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the April 1995 decision did not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for psychiatric disability (claimed as depression). The veteran's hemorrhoids are currently rated at 10 percent effective May 26, 1994. His hepatitis is rated at 10 percent from October 11, 1997 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability (claimed as depression and panic and anxiety attacks), Hemorrhoids, Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006418
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- Granted
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- Denied
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