Hepatitis C Board decisions

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, hepatitis C, and TDIU.

The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 6, 2024, for the grant of service connection for Hepatitis C and a compensable rating prior to August 6, 2024, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including locating and obtaining records of Private K to corroborate the Veteran's claims regarding her removal from training due to hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the condition and his active duty service.

The Veteran's functional limitations from hepatitis C and psoriatic arthritis caused unemployability prior to June 8, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded claims for service connection for hepatitis C, shin splints, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's hepatitis C is related to his in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the evidence does not support a link between her condition and her active service.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claims for hypertension and a heart disability, to include CAD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to ensure all reasonably raised theories of entitlement are developed, specifically regarding the relationship between Hepatitis C and in-service complaints.

The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder, to include liver cancer as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and other than cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected hepatitis C alone, as it was determined that his psychological symptoms and non-service-connected stroke were more significant factors in preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation.

The appeal of the December 2021 rating decision that denied an initial compensable rating for hepatitis C was dismissed as procedurally defective.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a VA colonoscopy, but granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and a disorder of the epididymis.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver, but remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development.