The Board has granted service connection for venous varicosities of the left leg and a 30 percent rating for residuals of gallbladder removal with scars, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are severe enough to warrant these ratings. The Board also found that his inguinal hernia repair is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner concluded that the Veteran's varicose veins were aggravated by service and that his current symptomatology of chronic diarrhea with associated weight loss warrants a 30 percent rating for residuals of gallbladder removal.
- Claimed conditions
- venous varicosities of the left leg, inguinal hernia repair, residuals of gallbladder removal with scars
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1113124
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