Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right hand injury secondary to PTSD. The claims for hepatitis C and low back disorder are pending.

The Board has restored the veteran's 20 percent rating for hepatitis C, effective December 1, 2004, after finding that the reduction was not in accordance with the applicable regulations.

The veteran's hepatitis C was incurred during his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

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

The veteran's hepatitis A and C were not service-connected, but chronic fatigue syndrome was granted as a presumptive condition due to her Gulf War service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his right forearm scar, finding no competent evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C and PTSD are not related to his active duty service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C, sinus headaches, and low back disability. The decision is denied.

The veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and depression or dysthymic disorder, finding no credible evidence of an in-service stressor. Service connection for drug addiction is granted, but hepatitis C remains not established.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD).

The cause of the veteran's death was not related to any injury or disease incurred in service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board found that the veteran did not have a service-connected condition that contributed to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran likely developed chronic hepatitis B prior to February 1997, and given his service in March 1982 where he was treated with isoniazid which can cause hepatitis, the Board finds reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the veteran. Therefore, service connection for hepatitis B is granted.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which resulted from carbon monoxide poisoning due to suicide.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency, finding that the medical evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the veteran's current diagnosis of valvular heart disease. The issue of an increased rating for hepatitis C remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support finding that the cirrhosis was caused or aggravated by the diabetes.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied the claim.

The veteran's claimed conditions are not shown to be related to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.