The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including splenomegaly with thrombocytopenia, cirrhosis of the liver, and hepatitis C, rendered him unemployable as of September 30, 2015. His TDIU claim is granted effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities worsened significantly after September 30, 2015, leading to a combined disability rating of 90 percent and rendering him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- splenomegaly with thrombocytopenia, cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21072503
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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.
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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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