Hepatitis C decisions — 2005

The Board found that Hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's hepatitis C was rated at a 30 percent disability rating, effective from November 1998.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C and determined that it should be granted based on new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C is not causally related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's hepatitis C was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C. The issue of service connection for PTSD is pending and will be addressed in a separate remand.

The VA denied an initial compensable evaluation for hepatitis-C, finding that the condition is essentially symptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The VA determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed Hepatitis C has not been linked to his military service or any incident thereof.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there is no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, including hepatitis A, B, and C, finding that his pre-existing conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's postoperative residuals, amebic liver abscess with Hepatitis B and C, do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as his condition is currently asymptomatic and does not necessitate therapeutic measures.

The Board has granted service connection for HIV infection, Hepatitis C, chronic renal insufficiency and pancreatitis as secondary to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's appeal to the January 2003 rating decision denying service connection for hepatitis C was not timely filed, and therefore the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The case has been remanded due to scheduling issues.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hepatitis C and service connection for multiple joint arthritis as secondary to hepatitis C were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the former or current VA rating criteria.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of service connection for hepatitis B and found that there is not a factual basis to relate hepatitis C to service. The claim for service connection for hepatitis C was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, a psychotic disorder, and Hepatitis C. The evidence did not support the occurrence of sexual assault in service or the current existence of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's Hepatitis C was not incurred in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.