Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C is not causally related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis with liver transplant, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's hepatitis C was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C. The issue of service connection for PTSD is pending and will be addressed in a separate remand.

The VA denied an initial compensable evaluation for hepatitis-C, finding that the condition is essentially symptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The VA determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed Hepatitis C has not been linked to his military service or any incident thereof.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of infectious hepatitis do not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent, as there are no current residuals of the in-service infection.

The veteran died of hypotension due to or as a consequence of myocardial infarction. The cause of death was not related to any service-connected disability, but the appellant contends that VRE bacteria caused his death and should be considered for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of claimed stressors and consideration of his service connection claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his cirrhosis of liver was caused by alcohol abuse and not related to any service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there is no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, including hepatitis A, B, and C, finding that his pre-existing conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's postoperative residuals, amebic liver abscess with Hepatitis B and C, do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as his condition is currently asymptomatic and does not necessitate therapeutic measures.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as well as accrued benefits for a body structural disorder and chronic liver disease due to exposure to herbicides. The conditions were not found to be related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for HIV infection, Hepatitis C, chronic renal insufficiency and pancreatitis as secondary to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to micronodular cirrhosis, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was also denied as the veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria.

The veteran's appeal to the January 2003 rating decision denying service connection for hepatitis C was not timely filed, and therefore the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this claim.

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

The veteran is seeking service connection for hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The case has been remanded due to scheduling issues.