The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gallbladder disorder, to include cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, post cholecystectomy, as secondary to his service-connected pelvis and back disorder due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's gallbladder disorder and his service-connected pelvis and back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disorder, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, post cholecystectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0930308
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cholelithiasis as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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