The Veteran's chronic hepatitis was granted a disability rating of 40 percent, effective February 11, 2005.
The deciding factor: The symptoms more nearly approximated daily fatigue, malaise, anorexia, and minor weight loss without hepatomegaly or incapacitating episodes during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0910751
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.
What you can do next
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