The Veteran's hepatitis B was found to be non-symptomatic and not active, resulting in a denial of an initial compensable rating. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings showed no signs or symptoms attributable to chronic or infectious liver disease, and the examiner concluded that the Veteran’s reported symptoms were due to other medical conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186722
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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