Hepatitis C decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to determine if hepatitis C was incurred or aggravated in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling issue for further development, including a VA examination and compliance with VCAA notice requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C and gout were not caused by his military service, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran seeks service connection for hepatitis C, but the case is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The VA has granted a 20 percent evaluation for hepatitis C, effective March 29, 2002. The veteran's symptoms include daily fatigue, intermittent nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and an enlarged liver.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims, including reviewing new VA treatment records and providing proper notice regarding what constitutes new and material evidence.

The veteran's hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis are not considered to be due to any event or injury that occurred during his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's hepatitis C does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on his symptoms, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for service-connected hepatitis C has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not service-connected as it is attributable to his intravenous drug use during service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for an asbestos related disease is dismissed. The Board also denied the claim for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hepatitis C and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The veteran's hepatitis C was rated at 20 percent disabling effective April 23, 2002. The Board denied an initial compensable rating prior to that date and a higher rating after it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dysthymic disorder and hepatitis C, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for a higher rating for pulmonary tuberculosis was also denied.,For the abscess of the right thigh, the veteran received a 10 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected Hepatitis C has been manifested by complaints of fatigue, nausea, and arthralgia with no complaints of malaise, anorexia, incapacitating episodes, vomiting, or upper right quadrant pain. There have been no incapacitating episodes.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated due to herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection were denied.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability and hepatitis C were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his service, and his left knee disability is not found to be directly related to his service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus or right knee disability. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as he does not have daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication; or incapacitating episodes with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain having at least two weeks but less than four weeks of total duration during the past 12 months.