Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2008

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, as it was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating that can be assigned for this condition based on the evidence of record.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records from Northshore Regional Medical Center, Slidell Memorial Hospital, and Tulane Cancer Center.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, with secondary nephropathy, as there was no evidence to show that his current condition was causally related to active military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including Hepatitis C, chronic bronchitis, a nasal fracture, headaches, a lower back condition, ulcers, dizziness, and sleep disturbances.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and found that the veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left temple, superficial, did not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the veteran's current hepatitis C is related to her period of service, and grants service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C as there is no evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as a disability incurred in or aggravated by service did not cause or contribute to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hepatitis C, as there was no evidence of symptoms consistent with liver pathology or hepatitis in-service and a probative medical nexus between service and the currently-diagnosed hepatitis C.

The appeal was remanded to obtain a more precise history of the veteran's risk factors and an opinion on whether his hepatitis C exposure occurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for right leg, low back, and hepatitis C disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for Hepatitis C is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a new VA examination.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for hepatitis C, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, and atrial fibrillation, claimed as secondary to stress.

The Board concluded that there is no basis for linking hepatitis C, diagnosed many years after separation from service, to the veteran's period of service.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and found that the veteran's PTSD did not result in symptoms more nearly approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and to reopen a claim for an eye disability were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service injury and current conditions, and new and material evidence was not provided.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.