The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disability manifested by abnormal bilirubin, including Gilbert's syndrome, finding no current diagnosed disability associated with the veteran's elevated bilirubin levels.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosed disability associated with the veteran's abnormal bilirubin level (Gilbert's syndrome).
- Claimed conditions
- Gilbert's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0212879
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Gilbert's syndrome, finding that the condition first manifested during the Veteran's active service and meets the criteria for direct service connection.
- Partly granted
The appeal for Gilbert's syndrome was dismissed because it was granted during the appeal process. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied as symptoms are already compensated by other service-connected conditions. The issues of service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Gilbert's syndrome, finding that the condition first manifested during active service and continues to this day. The Veteran does not need to prove a specific cause-and-effect relationship between his current condition and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD with Gilbert's syndrome is being remanded due to concerns about the adequacy of the VA examination, specifically regarding the consideration of medication effects on his symptoms.
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