The appellant is unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver, and therefore, TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver makes it impossible for him to perform substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1103530
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver is rated at 100 percent prior to January 7, 2022. The Board has remanded for further development regarding his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims for neck and scalp cysts, as well as hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The remand requires additional development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, a statement of the case (SOC), and an appropriate VA examination to determine if any current disabilities are related to service.
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