Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability from a liver disorder related to hepatitis A incurred during his active military service. Therefore, the veteran is not entitled to service connection for hepatitis A.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C, finding no competent evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's end-stage liver disease, status post liver transplant, was not incurred in or aggravated during active service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's hepatitis A and left ankle injury are service-connected, but his right knee disability is not. The Board denied the claims for hepatitis A and right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C, hearing loss, and a back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is related to tattoos received while on active duty, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected status post laceration of the liver with a history of hepatitis C is currently asymptomatic and does not warrant an increased disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current diagnosis of hepatitis C and his service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the motion for CUE in a previous decision denying service connection for hepatitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability, cholelithiasis, and cirrhosis of the liver were not incurred or aggravated during active service. The Board also found no evidence to support a presumption of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis and peptic ulcer disease, finding no current disabilities or evidence of their onset during service.

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

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board found no evidence of hepatitis C during service and concluded that the veteran did not incur hepatitis as a result of any in-service event. Therefore, service connection for residuals of hepatitis C was denied.

The Board found that the veteran likely contracted hepatitis C during his military service, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding no competent evidence of exposure or current disability due to hepatitis in service.

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

The veteran's hepatitis C is not the result of VA hospitalization/surgical treatment in June 1998, and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.