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 assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630560
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