Hepatitis C decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death, including heart disease and hepatitis C.

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

The Board finds that the veteran has PTSD as a result of his in-service stressor and grants service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current hepatitis C is related to his time in service.

The Board has denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and COPD, but granted service connection for hepatitis C. The veteran's thyroid disorder is not linked to active service or a service-connected condition. Hepatitis C was likely incurred during active military service due to exposure to the virus. COPD is not related to active service.

The veteran's hepatitis C was granted a 10% rating effective January 29, 2003.

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

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis and hepatitis C, finding no competent evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete evidence and legal requirements not met in previous decisions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the withdrawal of his claim for a nonservice-connected pension and the need to obtain service medical records from Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional lung disability resulting from treatment at a VA facility, and also denied his service connection claim for hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and an increased rating for deviated nasal septum. The effective date of a 10% evaluation for the veteran's deviated nasal septum was set at June 3, 1998.

The veteran's hepatitis C does not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation, as it does not cause daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia with minor weight loss or hepatomegaly. The Board finds that the facts do not support a 40 percent rating.

The Board finds no current diagnosis of hepatitis C and thus denies the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating beyond the assigned 20 percent, as his symptoms were limited to fatigue and vomiting without more severe manifestations such as weight loss or hepatomegaly.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to any disease incurred during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, Hepatitis C, and a back disability due to lack of credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's claims for hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) due to herbicide exposure, as well as his claim for Agent Orange exposure, were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after presumed exposure, and thus could not be granted on a presumptive basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical opinions.