Hepatitis C decisions — 2003

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD and for special monthly compensation due to being housebound.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure full and complete compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, as this claim was pending at the time of its passage. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C and back disability were not incurred or aggravated during service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board finds that the veteran's hepatitis C was incurred during his active military service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and review of the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial noncompensable rating for hepatitis C, finding that there was no objective evidence of liver damage or disabling symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C is attributable to service, and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability or a presumptive condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active duty service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disability and hepatitis C, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the psychiatric claim and concluding that there is insufficient evidence linking the current diagnoses to active service.

The RO denied service connection for hepatitis C. The case is being remanded to the RO to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was incurred as a result of his drug abuse during service and is attributable to his pre-existing condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's hepatitis C was not caused by a VA hospitalization in 1983, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.