The Veteran's autoimmune hepatitis was rated at 30 percent, and the claim for an increased rating is granted. The TDIU claim is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's autoimmune hepatitis has been shown to cause daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia with minor weight loss and hepatomegaly, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under DC 7345.
- Claimed conditions
- autoimmune hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1638470
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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