The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, effective from the date of receipt of the original claim. The veteran's hepatitis C is manifested by daily fatigue and nausea, hepatomegaly, and minor weight loss with no evidence of malnutrition or incapacitating episodes.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hepatitis C was found to be manifested by daily fatigue and nausea, hepatomegaly, and minor weight loss without evidence of malnutrition or incapacitating episodes, which more nearly approximates the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7354.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611376
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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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hepatitis C due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinions.
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