The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hepatitis C and for an effective date earlier than December 17, 2015 for the grant of service connection for hepatitis C (originally claimed as hepatic dysfunction) has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date based on the Veteran's symptoms and medical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, hepatic dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128382
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hepatitis C due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinions.
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