Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the condition and his active duty service.

The Veteran's functional limitations from hepatitis C and psoriatic arthritis caused unemployability prior to June 8, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded claims for service connection for hepatitis C, shin splints, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, neck disability, nerve damage of the neck, back, and hip, liver cirrhosis, stroke, migraines, ovarian disability, heart disability, seizure disorder, and right ear disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's hepatitis C is related to his in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis fatty liver, obstructive sleep apnea, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a liver condition and a thyroid condition, both based on exposure to water contaminants at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands all claims for service connection for various conditions secondary to hemochromatosis due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the evidence does not support a link between her condition and her active service.

The Board granted service connection for liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, esophageal varices, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal for cirrhosis of the liver was dismissed due to a full and complete grant of benefits. Service connection for GERD and a gastrointestinal disorder was denied.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claims for hypertension and a heart disability, to include CAD.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for hypothyroidism, malignant neoplasm of the thyroid and awarded SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to ensure proper development and consideration of evidence related to the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding rating decisions that denied service connection for hepatitis B and tinnitus, finding no good cause for late filings.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to ensure all reasonably raised theories of entitlement are developed, specifically regarding the relationship between Hepatitis C and in-service complaints.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, considering potential in-service toxic exposure.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was due to hepatic cirrhosis that was found to be proximately due to or a result of his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.