Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding no evidence of the condition during service and noting a 34-year gap between discharge and diagnosis.

The Veteran does not have hepatitis or tuberculosis as a result of his active military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for Hepatitis C, hypertension, osteoarthritis of the lower extremities, a lung disorder to include asbestosis, and a vision disorder.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing as requested by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C as it was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and there is no evidence of exposure to herbicides during service.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease, status post total knee replacement, but denied service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, bilateral foot condition (jungle rot), and hepatitis C.

The Veteran's hepatitis C with cirrhosis was not shown to have been present during service, nor is it shown to be related to any in-service occurrence or event.

The Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for a low back disability and residuals of hepatitis B were reopened, but the Board found that new and material evidence was not sufficient to grant either claim on the merits.

The Board found that the appellant's hepatitis C was not present during his honorable, active service or for many years thereafter and there is no probative evidence linking it to his honorable, active service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that liver cancer was not due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active service and not presumed to have been incurred in service, secondary to diabetes mellitus, or due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for his service-connected residuals of Hepatitis B infection, but no compensable rating for the service-connected sarcoid iritis/uveitis.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, including a comprehensive medical examination.

The Veteran is granted service connection for biliary cirrhosis with esophageal varices, but denied service connection for hepatitis B.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that the preponderance of evidence was against a relationship between the current condition and his military service.

The appeal on the merits has become moot by virtue of the death of the Veteran and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) has been granted.

The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for his hepatitis C, effective October 4, 2006.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right elbow disorder, a right shoulder disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, a right eye disorder, an ulcer, a scar of the right shoulder, and tinea versicolor were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service or to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.