The Board found that sclerosing cholangitis is not attributable to service or a service-connected disease or injury, and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Sclerosing cholangitis was not shown to be related to radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sclerosing cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0522981
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- Granted
The Veteran's sclerosing cholangitis is granted as service-connected, and his gall bladder disease and removal are also granted as secondary to his now service-connected sclerosing cholangitis.,Primary sclerosing cholangitis is found to have had its onset during service. The Veteran's gall bladder disease and removal are determined to be related to his service-connected sclerosing cholangitis.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis was received on April 12, 2021. The effective date of the 30 percent rating is set to this date.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sclerosing cholangitis with cirrhosis, status post liver transplant is granted. The claim for service connection for a colon disorder, to include Meckel's diverticulum, is denied.
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