Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2003

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim. The current hepatitis is related to the veteran's period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, finding no evidence to support a nexus between his military service and the development of this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service resulting in hepatitis.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic hepatitis B existed prior to service and was not aggravated by active service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hepatitis B is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding no medical evidence to support a link between the veteran's period of active service and his cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis B and C, finding no competent medical evidence of a current disability or a nexus between the claimed in-service disease and his current condition.

The veteran died due to liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C. The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected, thus denying the claim for service connection for the cause of death. For educational benefits, the appellant is not eligible as there was no permanent total disability at the time of the veteran's death.

The veteran's claim for increased rating and total unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been granted. The left shoulder condition is rated at 40 percent, while the other conditions are also rated appropriately.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The issue of hepatitis C will be addressed in a separate decision.

The VA denied a higher rating for hepatitis C, currently evaluated at 30 percent.

The veteran's service-connected hepatitis C is currently rated at 10 percent, and the claim for a higher evaluation has been denied. The issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for gastrointestinal bleeding claimed to be due to VA medical treatment was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his hepatitis C is related to service, and denied the appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected liver disease, which contributed to his death. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for hepatitis, finding that the veteran's condition was healed and nonsymptomatic with no objective clinical findings of liver damage or associated symptoms.

The Board found that the veteran's Hepatitis C is related to his military service and granted his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding no current diagnosis of active hepatitis or residual disability.

The veteran's claim for hepatitis has been reopened, and his PTSD rating prior to October 13, 1999 is under consideration.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for viral hepatitis, gastroenteritis, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence of a link between in-service treatment and any present condition.