The veteran's splinter scars on the right arm and viral hepatitis are not rated compensably, and a combined rating for multiple noncompensable disabilities is denied.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not demonstrate that the service-connected conditions affect normal employability or limit function of the affected parts to a degree warranting a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Splinter scars on the inner aspect of the right arm, Viral hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0315295
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The reduction of the disability rating for viral hepatitis from 40 percent to noncompensable effective March 1, 2017 was improper. The prior rating of 40 percent must be restored from March 1, 2017.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected viral hepatitis was granted an increased rating, and her PTSD claim for service connection was also granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim remains before the Board for appellate review.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes based on his service-connected conditions, as they are not of sufficient severity to render him permanently unemployable.
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