Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, but it is not established that the veteran incurred PTSD during active duty.,The Board also found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of hepatitis, but there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a current disability.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic liver damage and to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic infectious hepatitis residuals. The veteran was diagnosed with infectious hepatitis during active service, but there is no evidence of current chronic liver damage or chronic infectious hepatitis residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis, finding no competent evidence linking current disability to an event in service that is not of misconduct etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for appendectomy scar and residuals of right inguinal hernioplasty, both rated at 10 percent. The claim for hepatitis was denied as not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis, narcolepsy, PTSD, and a skin disorder. The evidence submitted since the previous decisions did not provide new or material evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance warrants special monthly pension. Service connection was granted for chronic hepatitis residuals, but diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a cardiovascular disability to include angina were not shown to be related to service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and hepatitis disorders, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during his active military service or related to exposure to herbicide agents used in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection of hepatitis C is not well grounded and denied it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that his current conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis B is denied as there is no current evidence of residuals from the condition. The claims for PTSD and hypertension are remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for residuals of hepatitis and for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, finding that there was no evidence of active hepatitis or significant impairment related to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, history of pneumonia, hearing loss, and PTSD due to a lack of well-grounded evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for hiatal hernia with reflux and hepatitis, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The diagnoses of these conditions are now considered in deciding the merits of the claim.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, as it is currently productive of minimal liver damage with associated fatigue and gastrointestinal disturbances.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms are more likely than not related to nonservice-connected medical disorders, and thus did not meet the criteria for an increased disability rating for his service-connected hepatitis.

The veteran's claim for VA disability compensation for chronic hepatitis is granted, as the evidence shows that his condition resulted from a transfusion he received at a VA medical facility in February 1994. The claim is decided on the merits.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's currently diagnosed hepatitis C and his periods of active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis, which developed as a result of a blood transfusion during his 1968 VA hospitalization for an aneurysm repair, is compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.