Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Veteran's Hepatitis C is not related to his service, and the Board finds that there is no evidence linking his current condition to any incident of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a disability associated with hepatitis B and an abdominal disability, including pancreatitis and kidney stones, finding that the evidence did not support such claims.,There is no current evidence of chronic hepatitis B or any other diagnosed abdominal disability related to service.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and bilateral hearing loss have been reopened, with service connection granted for both conditions.,High blood pressure has also been granted as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hepatitis C, a right eye disability, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, or a cervical spine disability that is related to service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C did not originate in service or until many years after service and is not otherwise shown to be related to service. The Veteran does not have an additional disability, specifically hepatitis C, that was proximately caused by any error in judgment, carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disorder and residuals of hepatitis have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic respiratory disability or cirrhosis, and therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted. The Veteran's claims are denied.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was granted in April 1986, effective from his separation date.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, total colectomy with end ileostomy, CMV, and NASH as secondary to his service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's diagnosis of hepatitis B.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis A and hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits documents. The case will be remanded to allow for these actions.

The Veteran's hepatitis C was found to have manifested in service and is attributable to service, granting service connection for the condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, allergies, hepatitis, sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hepatitis C was not incurred during service and is more likely related to post-service drug use, specifically intravenous drug use and cocaine through the nasal passages. As a result, the claim for service connection for the residuals of hepatitis C is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents, but denied service connection for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 70% rating for PTSD and dismissed the claim for memory loss as it was part of the service-connected PTSD. The other claims, including those related to hepatitis C and left knee disorder, were also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of hepatitis C is not related to his active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his service connection claims for stomach ulcers and hepatitis C during the August 2017 hearing.