The Board has restored a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected liver transplant, finding that the reduction to 30 percent was improper due to the Veteran's failure to report for a required reexamination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony and evidence showing he had notified VA of his address changes, indicating good cause for missing the scheduled examination.
- Claimed conditions
- liver transplant, primary sclerosing cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1824279
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cholangiocarcinoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected vitiligo.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants entitlement to TDIU for the entire appeal period.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals for higher ratings and service connection for various conditions, including primary sclerosing cholangitis, chronic fatigue or insomnia, neck arthritis, and inflammation and painful joints in the hands and fingers.
- Dismissed
Your original rating for liver transplant (also evaluated as hepatitis C and cirrhosis) was reduced from 60% to 30%, but then restored back to 60%. Since the reduction did not occur, your claim is dismissed.
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