Hepatitis C decisions — 2020

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 40 percent from August 30, 2011 until January 25, 2019. The TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's Hepatitis C was related to his service, specifically his in-service sexual behavior resulting in sexually transmitted disease(s).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was denied, while his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) was granted.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and rheumatoid arthritis claims are remanded for additional medical opinions. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, finding no medical evidence to support a nexus between his diagnosis and service or secondary to his service-connected alcohol abuse.

The Board has remanded both the service connection for hepatitis C and secondary service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as related to hepatitis C due to insufficient supporting evidence in the current record.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to issues related to the Veteran's death. The Appellant is seeking to substitute as the claimant in these matters, but the AOJ must first determine if she meets eligibility criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's Hepatitis C disability, specifically whether it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected foot disabilities.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected Granulomatous hepatitis consistent with sarcoidosis and Scar, right lateral flank associated with granulomatous hepatitis consistent with sarcoidosis.

The Veteran's hepatitis C disability is currently rated at 40 percent and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran also sought TDIU but was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental condition, an earlier effective date for her PTSD disability rating, and reopening of her Hepatitis C claim have all been denied.

The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD, which causes near continuous panic attacks, sleep problems, impairment of short and long term memory, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment and abstract thinking, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, difficulty adapting to stressful situations, and impaired impulse control.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, hepatitis C, sleep apnea, asthma, flat feet, and acid reflux due to new evidence received since previous decisions.,Hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for hepatitis C and liver cancer as secondary to hepatitis C. The reasons are that a decision on the hepatitis C issue could significantly impact the liver cancer claim, and there is insufficient evidence in the current record to determine if the Veteran's hepatitis C was caused by an air gun injection during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression and anxiety, and hepatitis C due to outstanding private treatment records not yet obtained.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left total hip replacement, portal vein thrombosis, liver cancer with cirrhosis, and hepatitis C as these issues are related to a DIC claim filed by the appellant after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's liver disability, including hepatitis C, is service-connected and he has been granted a 100% rating for PTSD. He also received an effective date of October 12, 2009, for the 100% rating.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including headache disorder, sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder, abdominal aortic aneurysm, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and left shoulder disorder. The decision also found that pre-existing allergies were not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of hepatitis C (HCV) due to a lack of evidence linking his current HCV diagnosis to his military service. The VA examiner found no medical relationship between the Veteran’s in-service inoculation gun use and his post-service HCV diagnosis.