Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's Hepatitis C is granted service connection. The Board has also remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, portal hypertension, splenomegaly and a gallbladder condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis C, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and tinea versicolor due to a lack of new and relevant evidence in his February 2019 supplemental claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C has been dismissed as he withdrew his claim.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for the cause of death due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's death and his service-connected conditions or any other potential causes. The appellant must provide information about medical records that may support her claims.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining her private medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current diagnosis and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his military service and denied the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between hepatitis C and service, including consideration of delayed manifestations and potential exposure in Spain.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lower back disability, bilateral hip disability, hepatitis C, and migraines due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the Veteran's condition is more likely related to a blood transfusion in the 1970s than to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and for a bilateral lower extremity disability as secondary to Hepatitis C, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for hepatitis C was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring service connection for cirrhosis of the liver secondary to hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety with anger issues, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are less likely related to his military service. Service connection for hepatitis B was also denied due to lack of a current medical diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic liver disease and hepatitis C, but granted service connection for autoimmune hepatitis.

The Veteran's hepatitis C has been granted a restoration of the 40 percent rating.,Ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities have been granted at 40 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hepatitis C is denied as the earliest communication from the Veteran that can be construed as a petition to reopen the previously denied claim was not received until March 27, 2009.

The Veteran's fibrocystic breast disease is granted a 10% rating, but no higher, throughout the appeal period.,The Veteran's hepatitis B is denied an initial rating higher than 20%, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, specifically missing October 2016 and October 2018 laboratory results from VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disability is now pending again.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to September 19, 2013 for the award of service connection for liver transplant due to hepatitis C was dismissed because he died before a decision could be made.