The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cholecystitis does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of severe chronic cholecystitis with frequent attacks of gall bladder colic.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any current symptoms of cholecystitis and the examiner believed that the veteran's abdominal pain and diarrhea were more likely due to irritable bowel syndrome rather than his service-connected cholecystitis.
- Claimed conditions
- cholecystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607897
What this means for you
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