Liver Specialists of Texas
Dr. Howard P. Monsour, Jr., M.D.
6624 Fannin St. Ste. 1990
Houston, TX 77030
(713)794-0700

July 17, 2003

Department of Veteran Affairs

Re: Edmund Paul Wendt V.A. claim??:

Dear Sirs:
I am a hepatologist and specialist in transplant medicine who has been taking care of Edmund Paul Wendt, a very pleasant gentleman who underwent liver transplant on January 14, 2000 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital secondary to liver cirrhosis and end stage liver disease from hepatitis C. Mr. Wendt has no risk factors for liver disease other than multiple injections that he received while in the service during the Vietnam War. Mr. Wendt was a company clerk in the Army at that time   It is my belief that he acquire-his hepatitis C during the herd immunity practices of vaccinating multiple Vets at the same time. Injectors that were utilized to administer vaccinations were not property cleansed and were passed from one Vet to another while they stood in line. It is my opinion that Mr. Wendt most likely contracted his hepatitis C in this manner. This is supported by the fact that the usual time from hepatitis C contraction and cirrhosis coincides with the time that Mr. Wendt developed his cirrhotic liver disease ultimately leading to transplantation   The only other possibility that I can find in Mr. Wendt's record is when he received blood products at the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas in 1978. He also receives an experimental vaccine for spinal meningitis at Ft. Leonard Wood in 1970, but I have little information about the contents of this vaccination.
It is my medical opinion that Mr. Wendt acquired his hepatitis C while in active military service for our country. I strongly support and urge you to consider him for military service connected disability.

If I can be of any further service, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,

Howard P. Monsour, Jr., M.D. HPM:jb
 

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