Hepatitis

[LeroyJohnson]

I am working on several health issues for a veteran friend of mine and I am hoping someone can answer something for me. She had hepatitis when she was 12, she served 6 years and in her 5th year of service she began to have liver problems. developed jaundice once and several tests came back showing abnormal liver functions. This was back in the 70's she is now having big time problems with her liver.

MY question is since the army accepted her knowing she had had hepatitis as a child and had no problems for the first 5 years of service would it even get off the ground if I filed for the liver for her?

Also her records show that for some reason she began loosing all the enamel from her teeth needed tons of dental work done while in service and still had dental problems when she left military service do you think I should file for dental care or would that be a waste of time. She is not service connected for anything at this time.

thanks Leroy

[LeroyJohnson]

Thanks Hoppy and Elizabeth, I will look up celice and see what happens.

She has so many things wrong with her I think I am going to need a lot of help to do her a good job. Her health is failing her fast hoping to get her something that will help her and her husband he has leukemia not service related.

[LeroyJohnson]

Elizabeth,I have tried looking for celice and or celice-spruce and I haven't come up with anything ? is the spelling correct and can you give me an idea what this condition is

thanks Leroy

[Guest DON20906]

It's celiac sprue.

Elizabeth,I have tried looking for celice and or celice-spruce and I haven't come up with anything ? is the spelling correct and can you give me an idea what this condition is

thanks Leroy

[Guest DON20906]

Celiac disease (CD) is a genetic disorder. In people with CD, eating certain types of protein, called gluten, sets off an autoimmune response that causes damage to the small intestine. This, in turn, causes the small intestine to lose its ability to absorb the nutrients found in food, leading to malnutrition and a variety of other complications.

As a genetic disorder, CD is doubtful for service-connection

It's celiac sprue.

[Guest DON20906]

VA told me they have service-connected ONE claim for HepC due to air guns. So far.

Hoppy, you may be right I talked to her again and she said there is no record of which kind she had also I found in her SMR that she was given a food handlers certificate there is no way she could have gotten that with hepatitis C or at least I would not think so. She was in service in 1972-1978 she did get jaundice and had several test show abnormal liver functions , is it possible that she got hepatitis C from the guns they used to give shots back then? Boy I think that might be hard to prove if not possible.her records do not show at that time which form of hepatitis she contracted.her private medical records dont show which form she has either as they only go back 10 years .

[LeroyJohnson]

Thanks Don