Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis)
Across 1,020 real Board appeals for Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis)
56% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 12%
- Partly granted 14%
- Remanded 30%
- Denied 36%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) was linked to service:
- Direct service connection188
- Reopened with new & material evidence18
- Secondary to another service-connected condition17
How it’s rated, in practice
When Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (54)
- 10% (11)
- 70% (9)
- 40% (7)
- 50% (5)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Camp Lejeune water39
- Agent Orange / herbicides36
- PACT Act18
- Burn pits & airborne hazards4
- Gulf War1
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for psoriatic arthritis and drug-induced hepatitis liver disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, finding that it was due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C, and bilateral feet tendonitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for autoimmune hepatitis and rheumatoid arthritis, both found to be related to the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted increased ratings of 60 percent for Hepatitis C prior to September 8, 2016, and 100 percent for anxiety and depression for the entire period on review.
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