Hepatitis C decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia, polyarthritis, and chronic Hepatitis C, rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from April 23, 2008 to October 22, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate examination and opinions. The Veteran's liver disorder, including hepatitis C, will be evaluated again.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims for various conditions and exposure to potential hazards.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an examination for hepatitis C, which is a condition related to service. The Veteran's statements about his symptoms will be considered in the evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C has been reopened, and the appeal of this issue is granted. The Board has also remanded several other issues related to his claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further development. Specifically, the VA needs to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Vietnam, provide a new examination to address the medical nexus between hepatitis C and hypertension, and clarify the nature of any other conditions claimed.

The Veteran's cause of death was respiratory failure, caused by loculated empyema and liver cancer. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board has granted service connection for small cell lymphoproliferative disorder and diabetes mellitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C. However, additional development is needed before these claims can be fully adjudicated.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, residuals of a liver transplant, and hepatitis C. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise related to military service.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for his grant of a 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus, which was granted on September 11, 2012.,The Veteran's hepatitis C disability requires additional VA examination and opinion to determine the appropriate rating.

The Board has remanded the claim for hepatitis C due to inadequate reasons and bases in its previous decision, requiring a new opinion from an examiner other than the June 2020 VA examiner.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service. The Veteran's cirrhosis is not considered secondary to his hepatitis C.

The Veteran's tinnitus and Hepatitis C have been granted service connection, while a 10 percent rating has been assigned for the residual scar from his left spermatocelectomy and left epididyoplasty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, an eye disability, hepatitis C, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee strain. The evidence did not support a valid diagnosis of PTSD based on a corroborated in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that the VA opinions obtained in June 2021 were not fully responsive to the directives and thus remanded for an addendum opinion. The Veteran's hepatitis B/C claim is now being reviewed due to this issue.

The Veteran's hepatitis C is found to be related to his service, specifically the contaminated air gun injections he received during active duty. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has found that the Veteran's March 6, 2008 Notice of Disagreement was timely and remanded the cases for preparation of a Statement of the Case (SOC). The SOC should address earlier effective date for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and service connection for hepatitis C, left upper extremity neuropathy, and sickle cell anemia.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, liver fibrosis and scarring, and depression and sleep problems as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions. The Board also noted that private treatment records established that the Veteran developed depression following a non-service-connected neck injury.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hepatitis C. Service connection for hepatitis C was withdrawn by the Veteran.