The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for steatosis from May 17, 2010 to the present.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intermittent fatigue in association with his steatosis more nearly approximates the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7345.
- Claimed conditions
- steatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1452596
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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