Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of hepatitis C or frostbite of the feet related to his active duty service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The VA determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis B is due to his inservice blood exposure during body bag transfers, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical opinions regarding his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment given his service-connected conditions. The current examinations are inadequate as they do not address whether the Veteran's schizophrenia, hemorrhoids, and residuals of infectious hepatitis render him unemployable.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hepatitis C as a result of his military service.

Service connection for hepatitis C is granted as it was attributed to inservice tattoos and drug use.,Service connection for cancer is denied due to lack of evidence related to service or presumptive exposure.

The Board has determined that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's hepatitis C either caused or contributed substantially to his death and was related to in-service injury.

The Board found no indication of current hepatitis or hearing loss, and denied the claims for service connection. The claim for PTSD was granted with an initial rating of 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Roanoke RO. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current hepatitis C is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, to include as secondary to PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinion.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current diverticulitis, hepatitis C, and right knee disability. The claims for service connection and increased rating will be remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C was dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C and did not reopen his previously denied PTSD claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for hepatitis C on an extraschedular basis was denied by the Board.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C has been withdrawn by his representative.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for any of the conditions he is seeking service connection for, and therefore, these claims are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal due to undeliverable correspondence and issues with obtaining his current address. The claims for service connection for hepatitis C, ischemic heart disease, leukemia, hypertension, herpes, a kidney disorder, and PTSD are still pending.