Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Anti-social Personality Disorder, Hepatitis C, and the residuals of a left leg injury, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues, including those related to gallbladder disease, hepatitis, ventral hernia, and back disability. As a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to consider these claims.

The Board determined that there was no service connection for the cause of death, and the veteran's death was not related to his period of active duty service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hearing loss, residuals of hepatitis, and a back disability. The veteran's eye disorder is not considered a condition that can be service-connected.

The VA determined that the appellant did not suffer additional disability as a result of hepatitis C, which he claims was contracted from a blood transfusion during surgery performed at a VA hospital in October 1990. The Board found no basis for granting benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

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

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was incurred during his military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C infection is not attributable to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic active autoimmune hepatitis, which he claimed was due to his military service and specifically exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's schistosomal hepatitis with splenomegaly, currently rated at 10 percent. The evidence showed no severe symptoms related to this disability and that the veteran's current complaints are more closely associated with other conditions like diverticulosis.

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

The veteran's hepatitis C was initially evaluated at 10 percent and later increased to 30 percent effective from November 5, 1999. The low back disability was initially evaluated at 10 percent and is currently rated as 40 percent disabling since March 22, 2001.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and infectious hepatitis as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet and seizure disorder secondary to a head injury, but denied the claims for infectious hepatitis and psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis and a blood disorder, finding that the veteran did not have these conditions during his military service or prior to October 1992. The examiner noted that the veteran's hepatitis C was likely due to intravenous drug use.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to November 25, 1996 for hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver and remanded his other service connection claims. The veteran is also referred to obtain VA treatment records from December 1999 onwards.

The VA denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence showing that his bronchial asthma caused or contributed to his death, and because there was no evidence linking liver disease to service.

The Board has reopened the claims for urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, tremors, and Hepatitis C secondary to service-connected coccygodynia. However, the evidence does not establish a direct link between these conditions and the veteran's service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for Hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.