Hepatitis C Board decisions

The appeal is remanded for additional development of the evidence related to the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and left testicle removal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for Hepatitis C, finding no competent evidence linking the current condition to service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including a records review by a psychiatrist and gastroenterology examination. The RO must ensure that the appellant has been given full and complete notice of what is specifically necessary to secure a higher rating for his service connected Hepatitis C for the appellate term since June 27, 1994 under both the old and new criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C and psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are not service connected. The veteran was denied service connection for both conditions.

The veteran does not have hepatitis C that is related to his military service, and there is no evidence of a blood transfusion during his 1975 VA hospital stay. The Board finds that the veteran's hepatitis C was not caused by any VA treatment or care.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current Hepatitis C diagnosis to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hepatitis C, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that hepatitis C was not shown to have been acquired due to any event or incident of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C had its onset during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of hepatitis C and concluded that the veteran's claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident claimed as secondary to amputation of the right arm was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.,The veteran's claim for service connection of Hepatitis C was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.,The veteran's claim for service connection of psychiatric disability to include PTSD was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left sided limb edema and pain secondary to Zoloft ingestion, as well as his claim for service connection for hepatitis C with end stage liver disease due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for thoracotomy scar, service connection for cancerous tumors of the lungs, and service connection for hepatitis C. The veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for a thoracotomy scar at the July 2007 personal hearing.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the veteran had hepatitis C in service or that it was caused by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Hepatitis C and peripheral neuropathy are not related to his service, with the exception of a possible percutaneous exposure in 1978. Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's right fifth toe fracture was granted a noncompensable rating, and service connection for hepatitis C was granted. The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his right fifth toe fracture.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection claim for hepatitis C, finding no new and material evidence.