Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board finds the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis B is granted. The Board finds that the veteran has a current diagnosis of hepatitis B which was initially incurred during active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is competent for VA benefits purposes and restored his competency status.

The VA granted service connection for hepatitis C and assigned a 10 percent rating, effective from May 31, 2000. The veteran's claim was not about service connection at all.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination and obtaining SSA records. The issues of hepatitis-C evaluation, TDIU, and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are all inextricably intertwined and will be addressed together.

The Board previously denied service connection for hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda. The case is being remanded to the RO&IC for further development, including providing VCAA notice and considering additional evidence submitted by the veteran's representative.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia and arthritis of the right knee, and hepatitis were denied as his failure to report for scheduled VA medical examinations prevented a determination.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's hepatitis and psychiatric disability claims, including considering whether a separate rating for cirrhosis of the liver should be assigned and obtaining an updated VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is not related to his active service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection. The issue of hepatitis C was also addressed, but further development is needed before a decision can be made.

The veteran's polyarthralgia is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board denied her claims for TDIU and pension based on the lack of evidence showing she was unemployable or permanently disabled.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his hepatitis B is not manifested by symptoms warranting a compensable rating under either the former or revised rating criteria. The issues of nicotine addiction and bronchitis with chronic cough were also denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hepatitis, and anxiety disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's claims for hepatitis and anxiety disorder were previously denied in a final rating decision from June 1985.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for hepatitis was denied because new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found no evidence to support the claim of service connection for hepatitis C, and denied the appeal.