The veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis of the low back and hands is granted. The claim for hepatitis A is not well-grounded, as there is no medical evidence of current residuals. The evaluation for diabetes mellitus remains at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection for degenerative arthritis was granted based on a finding that it manifested within one year of discharge from service and is presumed to be related to service due to the veteran's history of in-service hepatitis A.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis A, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012176
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