The Veteran's granulomatous hepatitis, with hepatosplenomegaly, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of daily fatigue, malaise, nausea, anorexia, and right upper quadrant pain are consistent with a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7345 for chronic liver diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- granulomatous hepatitis, hepatosplenomegaly
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1127067
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