The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for liver disability prior to June 22, 1997 for the purpose of accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's liver disability was rated under old criteria and met the minimum criteria for a 30 percent rating based on moderate symptoms such as chronic dyspepsia, slight loss of weight, or impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- liver failure, chronic hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624847
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's heart condition, liver condition, or hepatitis C began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that chronic hepatitis incurred during active service led to primary biliary cirrhosis and ultimately caused hemorrhage from esophageal varices.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, liver failure due to cardiac cirrhosis, as it was not caused by or substantially contributed to by an event, injury, or disease incurred in active military service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for liver failure due to a duty to assist error. An addendum opinion is needed from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's liver failure, including autoimmune hepatitis, and whether it is at least as likely as not caused by exposure to environmental hazards during his Gulf War service.
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