The veteran's hepatitis C with cirrhosis most nearly approximates moderate liver damage with disabling recurrent episodes of gastrointestinal disturbance, fatigue, and mental depression. The criteria for a 60 percent evaluation have been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms included daily fatigue, malaise, anorexia, and substantial weight loss, warranting the highest available rating under the new criteria for hepatitis C with cirrhosis.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605078
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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