Hepatitis C decisions — 2007

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection of back disability, psychiatric disability, acid reflux, chronic bronchitis, and hepatitis C. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and a supplemental opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hepatitis C related to his service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not related to his military service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his hepatitis C was incurred in service, and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and Hepatitis C. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his time in service.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hepatitis C, which he claims was caused by a blood transfusion during a VA medical procedure in June 1992. The case has been remanded due to incomplete medical evidence and further examination is needed.

The Board finds that there is no evidence of a relationship between the claimed HIV related illness, depression, hepatitis C, ulcers, lung condition, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbar spine and service. The conditions are not shown in service or soon after service.,The Board also finds that there is no evidence of a relationship between HIV related illness and depression, hepatitis C, ulcers, lung condition, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbar spine.

The Board has denied service connection for hepatitis C, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tinnitus, deafness, hypertension, and visual impairment claimed as an eye disorder.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran's hepatitis C was incurred in service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hepatitis C is related to service. The claim will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging examinations to address the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence of hepatitis C during service or for decades thereafter, and no competent evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current hepatitis C diagnosis and his military service. Therefore, service connection for hepatitis C is not established.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected hepatitis C did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia or incapacitating episodes.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated in active service and denied his claim.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a grant of service connection for hepatitis C, which was incurred during active duty.

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

The veteran's active duty service meets the threshold requirement for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to wartime service. Further development is needed on whether he qualifies for such benefits and on his claim for hepatitis C service connection.