The veteran's hepatitis C virus is currently rated at 60 percent disabling, but the Board finds no evidence of more than a 10 percent rating prior to September 17, 2002.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence does not support a finding of more than a 10 percent disability for hepatitis C virus prior to September 17, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C virus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630560
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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