The Veteran was granted service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder in September 2018. The March 2019 rating decision assigned initial ratings of 40 percent for hepatitis C and 100 percent for the acquired psychiatric disorder, effective dates being August 7, 2012, and December 27, 2013 respectively. Attorney fees are granted based on past-due benefits from September 15, 2018 to March 14, 2019.
The deciding factor: The decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. The attorney fees are granted based on past-due benefits from September 15, 2018 to March 14, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- A23030794
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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.
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