The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C with hiatal hernia and assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The effective date of the award is not addressed, as it was prior to June 17, 1997. The combined rating remains at 40 percent from June 17, 1997, through September 13, 1998, and at 50 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hepatitis C with hiatal hernia was initially manifested by complaints of cramps and a burning sensation in the abdomen. More than minimal liver damage was not shown, nor was more than considerable impairment of health demonstrated. The effective date for service connection is prior to June 17, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0627913
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