The A - Z Guide: Veterans VA Disability Benefits
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Hepatitis
When I deal with a specific specialty topic, I like to invite the experts to chime in.
I believe I serve you best when I'm able to confidently turn you to the attention of people who have more experience and knowledge than I have.
I've followed the good people at http://hcvets.com for a long time now and refer many veterans to them for information.
They've amassed an enormous amount of information and earned the respect of veterans and advocates everywhere.
In time, they will provide you some more basic information on this page. For now, use the link to jump to their site to learn more.
I'll post the data from The Schedule so to begin your knowledge of HepC.
7354 Hepatitis C (or non-A, non-B hepatitis):
With serologic evidence of hepatitis C infection and the
following signs and symptoms due to hepatitis C infection:
Near-constant debilitating symptoms (such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain)...100%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with substantial weight
loss (or other indication of malnutrition), and hepatomegaly,
or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least six
weeks during the past 12-month period, but not occurring
constantly...60%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with minor weight loss
and hepatomegaly, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms
such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia,
arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total
duration of at least four weeks, but less than six weeks,
during the past 12-month period...40%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia (without weight loss or
hepatomegaly), requiring dietary restriction or continuous
medication, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such
as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia,
and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at
least two weeks, but less than four weeks, during the past 12-
month period...20%
Intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, or;
incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least one
week, but less than two weeks, during the past 12-month
period...10%
Nonsymptomatic...0
Note (1): Evaluate sequelae, such as cirrhosis or malignancy
of the liver, under an appropriate diagnostic code, but do
not use the same signs and symptoms as the basis for
evaluation under DC 7354 and under a diagnostic code for
sequelae. (See Sec. 4.14.).
Note (2): For purposes of evaluating conditions under
diagnostic code 7354, ``incapacitating episode'' means a
period of acute signs and symptoms severe enough to require
bed rest and treatment by a physician.
When I deal with a specific specialty topic, I like to invite the experts to chime in.
I believe I serve you best when I'm able to confidently turn you to the attention of people who have more experience and knowledge than I have.
I've followed the good people at http://hcvets.com for a long time now and refer many veterans to them for information.
They've amassed an enormous amount of information and earned the respect of veterans and advocates everywhere.
In time, they will provide you some more basic information on this page. For now, use the link to jump to their site to learn more.
I'll post the data from The Schedule so to begin your knowledge of HepC.
7354 Hepatitis C (or non-A, non-B hepatitis):
With serologic evidence of hepatitis C infection and the
following signs and symptoms due to hepatitis C infection:
Near-constant debilitating symptoms (such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain)...100%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with substantial weight
loss (or other indication of malnutrition), and hepatomegaly,
or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least six
weeks during the past 12-month period, but not occurring
constantly...60%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with minor weight loss
and hepatomegaly, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms
such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia,
arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total
duration of at least four weeks, but less than six weeks,
during the past 12-month period...40%
Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia (without weight loss or
hepatomegaly), requiring dietary restriction or continuous
medication, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such
as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia,
and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at
least two weeks, but less than four weeks, during the past 12-
month period...20%
Intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, or;
incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue,
malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right
upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least one
week, but less than two weeks, during the past 12-month
period...10%
Nonsymptomatic...0
Note (1): Evaluate sequelae, such as cirrhosis or malignancy
of the liver, under an appropriate diagnostic code, but do
not use the same signs and symptoms as the basis for
evaluation under DC 7354 and under a diagnostic code for
sequelae. (See Sec. 4.14.).
Note (2): For purposes of evaluating conditions under
diagnostic code 7354, ``incapacitating episode'' means a
period of acute signs and symptoms severe enough to require
bed rest and treatment by a physician.