Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and ensuring all relevant medical evidence has been considered.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining if there is a connection between the Veteran's service and his chest pain or Hepatitis C. The cause of death claim remains pending.

The Veteran's heart disability and seizure disorder are granted as secondary to Agent Orange exposure.,Service connection for hepatitis C is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and hepatitis C, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for varicose veins, bilateral foot disability, and hepatitis C due to incomplete service records. The Veteran's treatment at Fort Riley is suspected but not confirmed in the current record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand disability, left hand disability, neck disability, and hepatitis B due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or post-service treatment.

The Veteran's appeals of increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed. Effective dates for awards of service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the cause of death and a need for additional private treatment records and a hepatitis C risk factors questionnaire.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining a VA addendum opinion to address the likelihood of hepatitis C infection due to various risk factors and its relation to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis C, and a supplemental opinion is required from an appropriate VA clinician.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and no causal relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been granted, with tinnitus presumed to have been incurred in service and the other conditions having their service connections established on a presumptive basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for hepatitis C service connection is denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service or a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's headache disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it began during service and is aggravated by his PTSD.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that cirrhosis of the liver was not caused by or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disability and cause of death due to alcoholism as secondary to PTSD. Additional VA medical opinions are needed to determine the nature and etiology of any heart disability and the cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral metatarsalgia has been dismissed. The claims for a higher initial rating for hepatitis B and C with early stage cirrhosis and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal includes issues for increased ratings for bipolar disorder, bilateral oophorectomy, Hepatitis C, and psoriasis. The Board has determined that these matters are remanded to obtain outstanding private treatment records from Dr. F.S., Dr. K.H., and the Veteran’s private primary care provider.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C, substance use disorder, cirrhosis of the liver, and diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities. The effective dates are not specified.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating, effective September 27, 2010. The ratings for renal dysfunction, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, and muscle group IV disability are denied. Service connection for hepatitis C and scar residuals from appendectomy, thoracotomy, laparotomy and cut-down scars in the right groin is granted.