The Veteran's surgeries for liver mass, gall bladder removal, and abdominal wall resection were deemed necessary due to the enlarging size of a previously identified liver cyst. The VA did not find fault in these procedures.
The deciding factor: The surgery was performed on an enlarging mass that was causing symptoms and required definitive diagnosis and treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lung Pneumonectomy, Liver Mass Resection, Gall Bladder Removal, Abdominal Wall Resection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1109915
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What this means for you
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