08-14 999

Citation Nr: 1438747 Decision Date: 08/29/14 Archive Date: 09/03/14 DOCKET NO. 08-14 999 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to an effective date prior to February 15, 2006 for the award of a 10 percent disability rating for hepatitis C. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran and his sister ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD K. K. Buckley, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from April 1966 to February 1968. This matter came before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a December…