Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis) — all decisions

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance starting from January 1, 2005. The TDIU was granted due to service-connected hepatitis C.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and joint disease disability, including fatigue and joint pain, are remanded for further examination. His hypertension is also remanded for a medical opinion on its etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential issues with service connection, including a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.,Your claims for service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, hepatitis C, and bilateral hearing loss have been denied.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including service connection for sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, hearing loss, psoriatic arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), psoriasis and eczema, hepatitis C, colitis, and celiac disease. The Veteran's representative reported that the Veteran may have cause for missing scheduled examinations.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension to include aid and attendance and housebound benefits is denied as he does not meet the criteria for these benefits due to his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bladder cancer is secondary to her service-connected hepatitis C, tender right ovary, and/or left cystic mastitis.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his failure to provide requested information and complete a VA Form 9 within one year of being asked.

The Veteran's hepatitis C is not proximately due to or the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing reasonable care. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any disability was proximately due to or the result of contaminated colonoscopy equipment provided by VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for cataracts, venous insufficiency of legs, hypertension, and headaches were denied. The claim for Hepatitis C was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed. The cause of death claim has been granted, with PTSD, depression, and alcohol abuse contributing to the Veteran’s death. Service connection for secondary alcohol abuse due to PTSD is also granted. The rating for PTSD remains at 30%.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and a bladder disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of hepatitis C, finding that it was not related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking any in-service disability to his death.

The Board has determined that the claims for hepatitis C, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), hypertension, edema, loss of vision, rheumatoid arthritis, and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) are inextricably intertwined due to the relationship between these conditions and hepatitis C. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for venereal disease, bilateral pes planus, hepatitis C, and dental condition due to lack of current diagnoses or persistent/recurrent symptoms.

The appeal for service connection of a back disorder is dismissed. The appeals for hepatitis C, its residuals, PTSD, and liver cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's hepatitis C claim has been reopened and granted. Service connection for prostate cancer and urinary condition is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been partially granted, with some issues remanded for further review. The denial of the nervous disorder claim on CUE grounds is upheld.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of residuals of an anal fissure, residuals of a hernia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), genital herpes, Hepatitis B, hypertension, headaches, right leg disorder, left leg disorder, and vestibular disorder have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.