Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and additional information needed.

The Veteran's hepatitis A is manifested by slightly elevated total bilirubin level and no symptoms. The Board has determined that the criteria for a compensable rating have not been met.

The Veteran's hepatitis C is currently productive of an undetectable viral load with subjective complaints, but no clinical findings of weight loss or hepatomegaly. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that a timely substantive appeal was perfected from the June 2003 rating decision denying service connection for chronic hepatitis C. The Veteran's claim is now on appeal and will be remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of his chronic hepatitis C.

The Board found that the appellant's hearing loss disability of the left ear was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and hepatitis B and C were not shown during active military service.

The Veteran died of complications due to cirrhosis of the liver, which is not service-connected. The Board finds that his prostate and bladder cancer did not cause or contribute substantially to his death.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran claims service connection for hepatitis C, which he asserts was incurred during his military service. The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of his current diagnosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hepatitis C, and depression. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service onset or association with military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by VA care, and denied claims for service connection for the cause of death, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and DEA benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims of psychiatric disability, excision of cysts, bilateral hearing loss, cirrhosis of the liver, cold injury residuals of the hands, and neck disability.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for her service-connected Hepatitis C, finding that the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are enough to render him unable to obtain and maintain any form of substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has determined that he is entitled to a TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis B was not incurred in or aggravated during active service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his hepatitis C and related conditions were not incurred in line of duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed hepatitis C is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C was incurred during his active military service. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in service and denied his claim.