The Board found that the Veteran's additional disability of the spleen, liver, and gall bladder was not caused by VA treatment with ibuprofen and Tylenol #3.
The deciding factor: VA treatment did not cause the Veteran's additional disability of the spleen, liver, and gall bladder.
- Claimed conditions
- liver, spleen, gall bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1237334
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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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