Hepatitis C Board decisions

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The Veteran's appeal for vocational rehabilitation training has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.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

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and did not reopen the claim for a right knee disorder.

The Veteran is seeking compensation for disorders resulting from VA treatment, including multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, back disability, and mouth infections. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and arrange for a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board finds that the Veteran's chronic HCV disability is due to disease or injury incurred in service, specifically an in-service blood transfusion during active duty.

The Veteran's hepatitis C was not found to warrant a higher evaluation as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic hepatitis C is service-connected, with the condition originating during active service.

The Veteran's hepatitis C disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on incapacitating episodes or anorexia with minor weight loss and hepatomegaly.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and right shoulder disability are not service-connected. The claim for PTSD is pending as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's death was caused by multiorgan failure syndrome, sepsis syndrome, and community acquired pneumonia. The cause of these conditions is not service-connected due to the lack of evidence linking them to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted effective from September 22, 2005. The decision also reopened his previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.