The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C warrants a 20 percent rating, reflecting his symptoms of daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records show that the veteran's hepatitis C has progressed from Stage I to Stage III, with complaints of constant fatigue, joint pain, and jaundice. The evidence supports a 20 percent rating based on these symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618021
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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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