The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis prior to March 25, 2021, is denied as the evidence does not show that he experienced anorexia with minor weight loss and hepatomegaly or incapacitating episodes lasting four weeks or more each year.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show the Veteran experiencing the required symptoms for a higher rating prior to March 25, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22002693
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis, effective August 31, 2015, but denied an increased rating prior to that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis, with abdominal pain, prior to March 25, 2021, as the evidence did not show daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia (without weight loss or hepatomegaly) requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Gilbert's disease with history of hepatitis is being remanded due to the need for clarification from the VA examiner who conducted an August 2015 examination.
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