Hepatitis C decisions — 2000

The Board found no competent evidence of current liver damage or hepatitis C infection due to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and hepatitis B and C. The veteran's claim for hepatitis B was not well-grounded due to a lack of current clinical evidence, while his claim for hepatitis C was not related to service based on medical evidence. For PTSD, the RO is instructed to request information from the veteran about in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, low back disorder, and respiratory disorder. The appeals regarding these issues were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic hepatitis C. The December 1996 rating decision is final, and the veteran's claim remains in a closed status.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, hepatitis C virus, and epididymitis are well-grounded. The claims for depression, hypertension, and heart disease are denied due to lack of inservice findings or diagnoses.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current hepatitis C to his military service, and thus denied the claim of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the evidence did not establish a link between the condition and military service.

The Board found that hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C, either on a direct basis or as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange, are not well grounded.

The VA determined that the appellant's nonservice-connected disabilities do not combine to render him unemployable, and thus denied his claim for a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's Hepatitis C is not related to service or any events of service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's fatal hepatitis C with his service-connected schizophrenia or military service.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including comprehensive VA examinations and obtaining a copy of a Goodwill Industries report. The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension benefits will be reconsidered.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current liver disorder, including hepatitis C, to his service or in-service diagnosis of serum hepatitis. The claim is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and found that he is entitled to benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hepatitis C due to VA hospitalization in November 1991.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 26, 1995, for the grant of service connection for hepatitis C as secondary to a gunshot wound is denied.

The veteran's hepatitis C and sinusitis claims are not well-grounded. The sinusitis claim is granted with a 30% evaluation, effective September 20, 1996.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is not well grounded.,The veteran's bilateral calluses of the feet with metatarsalgia are currently evaluated at 10% each, but the Board finds that this evaluation does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection of hepatitis C is not well grounded and denied it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that his current conditions are not related to his active duty service.