The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a herniated disc and infectious hepatitis were granted, with the herniated disc rated at 20 percent and the infectious hepatitis rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations confirmed that the Veteran had residual symptoms from his herniated disc and infectious hepatitis, which warranted the assigned ratings based on their current manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated Disc, Infectious Hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1103185
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