Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records from September 1967 to December 1968. The veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities remain pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis residuals are essentially asymptomatic and do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis B, finding no current disability and concluding that there is not a reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the veteran's exposure to blood during combat in Vietnam is sufficient evidence of its development as a result of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that it was caused by his drug abuse in service and not related to any exposure basis.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The case is also remanded to determine if hepatitis C is related to military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's tailbone injury or hepatitis, and denied service connection for these conditions. The claim for loss of wisdom teeth was also denied as there is no indication that the veteran has any current residuals from having her wisdom teeth removed during service.

The Board found no current evidence of a right hip disability or hepatitis B, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's depression and hepatitis C were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of these conditions during service. The veteran's current diagnoses are linked to his post-service drug use.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service due to his own willful misconduct.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and PTSD were denied. The VA determined that the veteran's current hepatitis C was not present in service and is not etiologically related to his service, while his PTSD did result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current chronic liver disease or hepatitis, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and Hepatitis (types B and C). The denial was based on new evidence provided by the veteran, which indicated that his hepatitis may have been caused by a surgical procedure prior to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding whether nonalcoholic sclerotic hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, or liver, spleen, and anemic condition are related to service-connected leishmaniasis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C infection is not due to any exposure or event during his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), finding no evidence of a direct link to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and PTSD are both denied as there is no current medical evidence of these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, pancreatitis, diabetes and hepatitis secondary to alcoholism are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's alcoholism is a result of his own willful misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as secondary to his service-connected infectious hepatitis, finding that there was no evidence linking the cirrhosis to his service-connected condition.