Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2007

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset or association with the veteran's active service.

The VA has granted a 20 percent evaluation for hepatitis C, effective March 29, 2002. The veteran's symptoms include daily fatigue, intermittent nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and an enlarged liver.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims, including reviewing new VA treatment records and providing proper notice regarding what constitutes new and material evidence.

The veteran's liver disease and skin lesions were not found to be related to service or due to herbicide exposure. The Board denied both claims.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's status-post hepatitis B and status-post hepatitis A, finding that his symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's appeal of the July 2002 decision has been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeals for these issues.

The veteran's hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis are not considered to be due to any event or injury that occurred during his military service.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for chronic hepatitis, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher rating based on his current condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's hepatitis C does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on his symptoms, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for service-connected hepatitis C has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not service-connected as it is attributable to his intravenous drug use during service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for an asbestos related disease is dismissed. The Board also denied the claim for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hepatitis C and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The veteran's hepatitis C was rated at 20 percent disabling effective April 23, 2002. The Board denied an initial compensable rating prior to that date and a higher rating after it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dysthymic disorder and hepatitis C, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for a higher rating for pulmonary tuberculosis was also denied.,For the abscess of the right thigh, the veteran received a 10 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected Hepatitis C has been manifested by complaints of fatigue, nausea, and arthralgia with no complaints of malaise, anorexia, incapacitating episodes, vomiting, or upper right quadrant pain. There have been no incapacitating episodes.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated due to herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an initial (compensable) rating for hepatitis B was granted by the RO, but she is seeking a higher rating based on her current symptoms and functional impairment.

The veteran's residuals of infectious hepatitis with yellow jaundice are manifested by daily fatigue, malaise and hepatomegaly. The Board finds that the disability more nearly approximates a 40 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7345.