Hepatitis C decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's hepatitis B and C, including his service connection claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and rating assignments, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen previously denied claims or establish service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran likely incurred hepatitis C while on active duty in Vietnam and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's Hepatitis C and depression were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a blood disorder as secondary to his service-connected PCT, but denied service connection for liver damage including Hepatitis C. The claim for an increased evaluation of PCT was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the appellant can establish service connection for hypertension and hepatitis C, including considering his alleged exposure during service.

The veteran seeks service connection for Hepatitis C, which he claims was caused by his military service in the Republic of Vietnam. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records and service personnel records.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for Hepatitis C, which he claims was caused by a blood transfusion during his February 1990 surgery at a VA hospital. The Board has decided to remand this case for further examination and clarification of whether the veteran received a blood transfusion.