Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2004

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by poor anger management and nightmares, but does not cause an occasional decrease in work efficiency or intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The RO granted service connection for PTSD with a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's chronic hepatitis C was incurred in service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was incurred in service, and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability, multiple shrapnel injuries with scars to the left arm, left leg, and left knee, and hepatitis. The veteran's headaches are found to be aggravated by his service-connected residuals of head injury. Multiple shrapnel injuries with scars were incurred during active duty. Hepatitis is presumed to have first manifested in service.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hepatitis B was denied. The RO is instructed to remand the case back to the AMC for further development and consideration.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his military service and his condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for liver disease, including hepatitis C, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.

The veteran was not rated totally disabled for at least eight years prior to his death, thus the appellant's claim for additional DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1311(a)(2) is denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's Hepatitis C is not currently causing any symptoms or signs of liver disease, and thus does not warrant a compensable rating. The claim for an initial noncompensable disability evaluation was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, and assigned a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The veteran's other claims have been remanded.

The veteran's hepatitis C was granted service connection and rated at 30 percent effective May 26, 1999. The RO must schedule a videoconference hearing to address his appeal for a higher rating.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hepatitis C, but the claim is being remanded due to a lack of an examination and incomplete medical records.

The Board denied service connection for Hepatitis C and Cardiovascular disease, finding no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and addressing potential risk factors.

The VA determined that the veteran's chronic hepatitis does not warrant a higher disability rating as his symptoms are attributable to non-service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's Hepatitis C is related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B positive antibody and atrophy of the left kidney, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The issues were not decided on the merits.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting statements regarding intravenous drug use and a need for further development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, a skin disorder due to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), and PTSD. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen previously denied claims of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as being proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus is remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded.