Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) — all decisions

The Board granted an effective date of July 3, 2019 for the grant of service connection for urolithiasis/kidney stones and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and polycythemia vera, but remanded the claims for hemochromatosis, sleep apnea, and cirrhosis of the liver for further development.

The Board remands the matters of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension (HTN) on a basis other than the PACT Act, and hepatitis C due to further development needed.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and GERD. The issue of GERD was dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded certain radiculopathy claims.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental condition and remanded claims for service connection for hepatitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left shoulder condition.

The Board granted service connection for a seizure disability from September 19, 2008, denied an increased rating for viral hepatitis B with cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholecystectomy and pancreatitis, and granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder from June 4, 2017 through July 30, 2017.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver, finding that the August 1995 rating decision became final when no timely appeal was filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as entitlement to total disability individual unemployment (TDIU).

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during its pendency.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to May 5, 2009.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, due to a lack of evidence supporting a current disability and no credible in-service stressor. The claim for service connection for Hepatitis C was remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the liver disability prior to September 11, 2023 and in excess of 30% thereafter, granted a 10 percent rating for portal vein aneurysm, and denied earlier effective dates for service-connected liver disability and portal vein aneurysm prior to April 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for liver cirrhosis, spleen condition, and thrombocytopenia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for gout and erectile dysfunction, remanded claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, hypertension, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis of the liver, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death, and referred claims for service connection for headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death to the RO.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities, were granted with specific ratings. TDIU was also granted effective January 28, 2019.

The Board remands the claim for service connection cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the August 2023 VA opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hepatitis C, liver damage, B-cell lymphoma cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.