The Veteran's HIV/AIDS has been granted service connection, and he is now rated at the 60 percent level for his hepatitis C.,Service connection was established for HIV/AIDS due to exposure in service. The Veteran’s hepatitis C is currently rated at 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence is evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's hepatitis C symptomatology more nearly approximates daily fatigue, malaise and anorexia with substantial weight loss and hepatomegaly or incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 6 weeks during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis B, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20078941
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