The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for liver disease, including hepatitis C, as there was no additional disability caused by VA treatment with Zocor.
The deciding factor: VA treatment did not cause any additional disability or permanent damage to the Veteran’s liver; his elevated transaminase levels returned to normal after discontinuing Zocor and he tested positive for hepatitis C but this is unrelated to the Zocor medication.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, liver disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910363
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney, liver, and pituitary gland disorders to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their nature and etiology.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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