The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, hepatitis C, and migraines has been reopened. The rating for hepatitis C remains at 20 percent as the evidence does not support higher ratings due to lack of symptoms such as weight loss or incapacitating episodes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s primary symptom associated with his hepatitis C is chronic fatigue, which does not meet criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder), Hepatitis C, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19107857
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