The Veteran's cutaneous manifestation of hepatitis C and liver disease (previously addressed as skin condition) and other specified feeding or eating disorder have been granted service connection, but the effective dates for these conditions are July 26, 2017.,A higher initial rating for hepatitis C is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were not filed until after July 26, 2017, and thus the earliest date of receipt of claim is used as the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Cutaneous manifestation of hepatitis C and liver disease (previously addressed as skin condition), Other specified feeding or eating disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24025917
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