Hepatitis C Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hepatitis C to his military service, specifically any in-service risk factors or exposure. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to address this issue.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, erectile dysfunction, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The claims for residuals of frozen feet, head injury, PTSD, and TDIU were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his hepatitis C, as he contends that his condition has worsened since the last evaluation in February 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional medical records retrieval.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hepatitis C. The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and its incurrence or aggravation during active service may not be presumed. Diabetes mellitus was also not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and its incurrence or aggravation during active service may not be presumed. Resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor, hepatitis C was incurred in service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C and determined that new evidence received since the last final denial supports a finding of current disability. The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C is etiologically related to his history of intravenous drug use.

The Veteran's hepatitis C has been rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not show daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication, nor incapacitating episodes meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's hepatitis was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and HIV/AIDS, to include as secondary to the psychiatric disorder, are reopened but denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current hepatitis C began in service or is otherwise related to a disease or injury in service.

The Veteran's hepatitis C is rated at 60 percent disabling, which approximates the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran also has cirrhosis of the liver, but this does not warrant an additional separate rating as it is considered part of his hepatitis C.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hepatitis C and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected Hepatitis C is rated at 60 percent for all periods on appeal, granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to alcohol abuse caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, which contributed substantially to the fatal end stage liver disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to service connection for hepatitis C, as there is no evidence linking it to his active duty service. The Board found that the in-service findings were more consistent with mild alcoholic hepatitis than hepatitis C.