Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board found no evidence of hepatitis C during service and concluded that the veteran did not incur hepatitis as a result of any in-service event. Therefore, service connection for residuals of hepatitis C was denied.

The Board found that the veteran likely contracted hepatitis C during his military service, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding no competent evidence of exposure or current disability due to hepatitis in service.

The VA determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and denied his claim.

The veteran's hepatitis C is not the result of VA hospitalization/surgical treatment in June 1998, and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board finds that the veteran's hepatitis C was not contracted or incurred during active service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis, finding that the evidence was not new and material to reopen the claim. The veteran's active duty service medical records showed a diagnosis of viral hepatitis in September 1972.

The veteran's appeal was denied for both his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and his pension claim due to hepatitis C. The denial for the pension claim is based on willful misconduct, while the denial for service connection is based on the merits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hepatitis B and C, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the PTSD claim. The VA medical records do not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or hepatitis B and C.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis B was not caused by VA medical treatment and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including cirrhosis of the liver, colitis, kidney stones, a heart condition, scrotal cyst with circumcision, fungus of the feet, and migraine headaches, as they are not shown to have been present in or aggravated by active military service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's liver disease, diagnosed as chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of unknown etiology, was incurred during his period of active service. The claim is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of hepatitis but denied both the original claim and the PTSD claim due to lack of current disability.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's service-connected hepatitis A is not considered severe enough for a compensable rating. His skin disability and hepatitis C are denied as there is no evidence of current conditions or that they were incurred in service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for residuals of anicteric hepatitis, finding no evidence of chronic residual impairment associated with the condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from a form of hepatitis that is etiologically related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.