The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's gallbladder disability, including cholecystitis and cholecystolithiasis, is not service-connected as there is no competent evidence linking these post-service conditions to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence relating a current gallbladder disorder to a disease or injury incurred in active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disability, cholecystitis, cholecystolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0604640
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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