Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of infectious hepatitis and diabetes mellitus, with the latter being due to lack of current evidence of a disability. The veteran's contentions were not supported by medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and hepatitis C are not related to his military service, and therefore denied both claims.

The veteran's death was caused by liver failure due to hepatitis C, which is service-connected. The appellant is also granted service connection for hepatitis C for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that it was not incurred during active service and precluded by drug abuse.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for further development due to incomplete service records and outstanding VA treatment records. The focus is on determining whether hepatitis C was incurred during active service.

The veteran's hepatitis B was rated at 20% effective December 6, 2007. The condition has been manifested by intermittent fatigue, malaise, nausea, anorexia, and abdominal pain with hepatomegaly since then.

The veteran's liver cancer and hepatitis C were not service-connected, and the cause of death was denied. Burial benefits were also denied.

The Board finds that service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is warranted due to exposure to hepatitis C during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to issues related to service connection for PTSD and Hepatitis C, including a need to address evidence of personal assault for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver.

The Board has determined that the veteran's renal failure was aggravated by his service-connected chronic hepatitis, and thus grants service connection for renal failure as secondary to service-connected chronic hepatitis.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C and peripheral artery disease of the bilateral lower extremities were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as there was no exposure to Agent Orange, and new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection. The appeal of PTSD is dismissed as the veteran only wished to continue his appeal regarding hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for erectile dysfunction, diabetic neuropathy and documented arterial hypertension, as well as his claim for a higher rate of SMC due to loss of use of a creative organ. The veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was also not granted an increased evaluation.

The veteran's hepatitis C is found to have resulted from his in-service exposure to the blood of wounded soldiers, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

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

The Board found that the evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for cause of the veteran's death, and thus denied the request to reopen.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 based on claimed additional disability from a CVA due to treatment at a VA medical facility in November 1996.