The Veteran's hemochromatosis is currently rated at 40 percent prior to January 23, 2013 and at 60 percent thereafter. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7345 or DC 7704.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have not met the criteria for a 100% disability rating under DC 7345, as they do not indicate daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia with substantial weight loss and hepatomegaly, or incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least six weeks during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18136818
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- Granted
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