The veteran's service-connected hepatitis C has been productive of minimal liver damage with associated complaints of constant fatigue and gastrointestinal disturbance since the effective date of service connection. The Board finds that a 30 percent evaluation is warranted for the veteran's service-connected hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: The veteran's manifestations of the disability are more closely analogous to the 30 percent rating under the old criteria, which are more favorable to her.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0210364
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