Hepatitis C decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hepatitis C and its connection to service. The case will be returned for further action, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that hepatitis C had its onset in service and granted the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service. The positive tuberculin (TB) tine test during service was not considered a disability subject to service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and that there is no evidence of direct causation. The appeal was dismissed due to lack of a valid service connection theory.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected hemorrhoids, is being remanded due to incomplete VA records and failure to provide VCAA notice regarding the secondary aspect of his claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of his hepatitis C and lichen planus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current hypertension or hepatitis C infection that is related to service. The claim for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board found no evidence of a skin disability, hepatitis C, or left eye injury in service and denied these claims as not related to service.

The Veteran's hepatitis C was granted an initial rating of 20 percent effective September 12, 2003. Initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy were also granted and remain at 0 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his combined rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for vocational rehabilitation training has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for hepatitis C, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C and PTSD claims are denied as there is no evidence to support a service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, lung cancer and hepatitis C, is not related to his service. The Board determined that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C has not exhibited daily fatigue, malaise, or anorexia requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication, nor has he experienced incapacitating episodes. Therefore, the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent are not met.

The Veteran's hepatitis C with cirrhosis and end state liver disease is service-connected.,The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is secondary to his service-connected hepatitis C.