Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for erectile dysfunction, diabetic neuropathy and documented arterial hypertension, as well as his claim for a higher rate of SMC due to loss of use of a creative organ. The veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was also not granted an increased evaluation.

The veteran's hepatitis C is found to have resulted from his in-service exposure to the blood of wounded soldiers, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hepatitis C is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for cause of the veteran's death, and thus denied the request to reopen.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 based on claimed additional disability from a CVA due to treatment at a VA medical facility in November 1996.

The Board found that none of the veteran's fatal conditions had onset during service or were aggravated by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran seeks service connection for hepatitis C, which he claims resulted from his service in Vietnam. The VA is requesting additional medical opinion to determine the relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C in July 2004, finding that the veteran's post-service activities were more likely than his in-service activities to have caused his condition. The claim was reopened and new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case to consider whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for hepatitis C, hearing loss, liver disease, residuals of a head injury, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The VA examiner determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not due to a 2003 VA blood transfusion, and thus does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses from September 26 to 30, 2005 were denied as the services were not authorized by VA and no emergency condition existed that would have required immediate treatment.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's service for his left eye condition.,There is also no medical evidence linking hepatitis C with periportal fibrosis to his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred or aggravated during his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in service and is unrelated to any service-connected condition. The claim for service connection for hepatitis C is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred during service and is more likely due to post-service risk factors, including intravenous drug use.

The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or etiological links between the veteran's claimed conditions and his active service, leading to a denial of all claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, hepatitis B, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD. The evidence did not establish a current diagnosis or link to service.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.