Hepatitis C decisions — 2002

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 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.

The Board finds that the veteran's hepatitis C was not contracted or incurred during active service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal was denied for both his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and his pension claim due to hepatitis C. The denial for the pension claim is based on willful misconduct, while the denial for service connection is based on the merits.

The Board has determined that the appellant's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's initial 10 percent evaluation for recurrent chronic hepatitis C, status post liver transplant, from May 31, 1992 to October 27, 1993 is granted. From December 1, 1995 onwards, a rating higher than 30 percent is denied.

The veteran's service-connected hepatitis B and C is currently rated at 30 percent from December 1, 1997 to July 1, 2001. He seeks a higher rating for this condition.

The veteran's hepatitis C was not caused by VA treatment, as the infection was a reasonably foreseeable event. Therefore, he is not entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a chronic liver condition (including hepatitis C), and a skin condition, all claimed as resulting from exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or causation.

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.