The Veteran's left hand disability was not incurred during service and is not related to his active service. The Veteran's hepatitis C has resulted in intermittent fatigue, malaise, or anorexia for at least one week but less than two weeks over the past year, warranting a 10% disability rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not find any evidence of left hand injury or disease during service and no nexus between current symptoms and active service. The Veteran's hepatitis C resulted in intermittent fatigue, malaise, or anorexia for at least one week but less than two weeks over the past year.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Left Hand Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1503987
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