Hepatitis C decisions — 2008

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events.

The Board has determined that further development is required for the veteran's claims, including additional examinations and obtaining relevant medical records. The case will be remanded to the RO for these actions.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's diagnosed hepatitis C to his active service, and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of compensation for a right knee and right leg nerve injury under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is remanded for further development.

The VA determined that there is no evidence to support a connection between the veteran's hepatitis C and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated by service, as it is more likely than not due to his reported IV drug use during and after service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder, hepatitis C, liver condition, and kidney condition are related to his service. The veteran's claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a lung disorder have not been established.

The Board finds that hepatitis C is related to service and grants the claim for service connection. The veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent rating prior to March 1998, with an effective date of March 5, 1998.

The veteran's hepatitis C was caused by a blood transfusion during VA treatment, which the examiner found to be not reasonably foreseeable. The veteran is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for his hepatitis C.

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

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need to obtain inpatient and outpatient treatment records from his military service, as well as VA treatment records. The RO will also seek an opinion on whether the veteran's current hepatitis C is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to his active service for hepatitis C, arthritis, or any of the bilateral foot disorder, back disorder, neck disorder, or hip disorder. The evidence is against a finding that these conditions are attributable to service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is manifested by symptoms of daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication. This meets the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7354.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a causal link between the veteran's currently manifested hepatitis C with liver fibrosis and any in-service risk factors, aside from intravenous drug use.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's hepatitis C.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).

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

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