Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional SSA records related to the Veteran's claim for disability benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder and granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, which causes diarrhea.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for a liver disorder, including hepatitis, as there was no current diagnosis of any type of hepatitis and repeated hepatitis panels done since 1995 were negative.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and his death.

The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, rectum injury, and hepatitis C as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension, bunion of the right and left great toes, bilateral hearing loss, heart disorder, cervical disorder, lumbar disorder, left shoulder disorder, bilateral elbow disorder, left ankle disorder, bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, and hepatitis B were denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for hepatitis B.

The appeal is remanded for a VA medical examination to determine if the Veteran's hepatitis C is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C as there is no evidence of the condition in service or for many years thereafter, and no credible evidence linking it to military service.

The Board finds that the competent medical evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding no evidence of a nexus between his active duty and the current condition.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and hepatitis based on credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred, and medical evidence of a causal nexus between the current PTSD symptomatology and the claimed in-service stressor, as well as a relationship between the Veteran's currently diagnosed hepatitis and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for boils, hepatitis C, residuals of malaria, a liver disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no medical evidence of currently diagnosed conditions or credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C infection, finding that it is less likely related to military service and more likely related to illicit drug use.

The Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, and the reduction in rating from 100 percent to 30 percent for residuals of hepatic cirrhosis, status post liver transplant, was improper.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for syphilis and hepatitis, as there was no evidence of current active disability or chronic residual disability.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was also denied.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion that addresses all of the Veteran's claimed risk factors for hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C as there was no medical evidence linking the condition to active duty, and the appellant's claim was not supported by competent medical evidence.