Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for boils, hepatitis C, residuals of malaria, a liver disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no medical evidence of currently diagnosed conditions or credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C infection, finding that it is less likely related to military service and more likely related to illicit drug use.

The Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, and the reduction in rating from 100 percent to 30 percent for residuals of hepatic cirrhosis, status post liver transplant, was improper.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for syphilis and hepatitis, as there was no evidence of current active disability or chronic residual disability.

The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was also denied.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion that addresses all of the Veteran's claimed risk factors for hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C as there was no medical evidence linking the condition to active duty, and the appellant's claim was not supported by competent medical evidence.

The Veteran was denied a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes as he did not meet the criteria to be unemployable due to his disabilities.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no medical nexus between the claimed disorder and active duty.

The Board found that the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hepatitis C have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that any of the conditions contributing to his death were incurred during active naval service or due to exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C Virus, as the most probative medical evidence indicates it is unlikely related to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current hepatitis C, including whether it is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, as there was no evidence that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, as there was no competent medical evidence linking the disability to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence of the condition during service or for many years after separation from service, and that it was not related to his active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new C&P examination and to obtain additional VA treatment records from the Tampa VAMC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, a psychiatric disorder (claimed nervous condition), and gastritis as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claims, and there is no nexus between current gastritis and an injury or disease in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and his active duty service.

The Board found that the competent medical evidence of record does not support a finding that there is a relationship between the Veteran's currently diagnosed Hepatitis C and his military service, to include as due to herbicide exposure.