Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting examinations to address the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 because the veteran was not rated totally disabled for a continuous period of at least ten years prior to his death.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for a more complete VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and further development is required.

The veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the appellant missed the one-year deadline for filing claims for accrued benefits and nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional notification and assistance, including obtaining medical records and examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hepatitis C related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking compensation for hepatitis as a result of VA surgical treatment. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support this claim and denies it.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, which he claims is due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service, has been denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current condition to service or any event in service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the case can be adjudicated, including obtaining treatment records and arranging for VA medical examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of the veteran's claimed hepatitis C and pancreatitis.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration under the revised rating criteria.

The veteran seeks service connection for hepatitis and related heart, kidney, and liver damage. The RO has remanded the case for additional development to determine if these conditions are linked to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's hepatitis B and C, including his service connection claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, service connection for hepatitis and PTSD. The veteran was not granted any of his requested benefits.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hepatitis, but it is not clear whether new and material evidence was provided. The case will be remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current hepatitis C is causally related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and rating assignments, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen previously denied claims or establish service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's Hepatitis C and depression were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board finds that the veteran likely incurred hepatitis C while on active duty in Vietnam and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not a result of VA hospital care, but rather a reasonably foreseeable consequence.