Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The January 2000 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in failing to grant the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the statutory duration requirements for a 100 percent rating at the time of his death, and there was no clear and unmistakable error in prior determinations regarding his claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted due to a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his combat experience in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for disability of the lower back, a left leg disability manifested by recurrent cramps, a right leg disability manifested by recurrent cramps, and hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, a liver disorder, hepatitis C, a thyroid nodule, residuals of asbestos exposure, residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, residuals of herbicide exposure, and prostate cancer as the conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, as it was first diagnosed many years after service and there is no competent evidence to support a causal link to service.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, liver cirrhosis due to alcoholism, as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's chronic hepatitis was granted a disability rating of 40 percent, effective February 11, 2005.

The Veteran's hepatitis C was rated at 30 percent for the period of initial rating appeal from January 31, 2001, and a total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted for the period from June 27, 2002, to May 6, 2003.

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and confirm the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors related to fires aboard his ship, as well as for a VA examination regarding mental health conditions.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his amyloidosis was causally related to his exposure to Agent Orange in service and contributed to his death. The claims for accrued benefits and improved death pension were denied as a matter of law.

The appeal was remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing for the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected hepatitis has been manifested by incapacitating episodes having duration of at least six weeks during a 12-month period with symptoms of fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain; near-constant debilitating symptoms have not been shown.

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

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claim for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hepatitis C, claimed as a result of VA medical treatment.

The appeal is remanded for further development and an examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of the claimed hepatitis C.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for liver disease, including hepatitis C, as there was no additional disability caused by VA treatment with Zocor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis as there is no medical evidence of a current diagnosis of hepatitis or residuals since his separation from service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability, and denied the claims for service connection for hepatitis and liver scarring.

The veteran's hepatitis C is service-connected due to a verified in-service exposure risk factor.