The Veteran's gall bladder removal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his service-connected diabetes or chronic renal failure.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether the Veteran's gall bladder removal was caused by, or aggravated by, his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gall bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1238560
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for digestive health problems, finding that his current digestive issues are not related to active military service or a service-connected disability. The claims were also remanded for additional examinations and ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for disability of pancreas and gall bladder, reopened her claim of entitlement to service connection for lupus, granted effective dates prior to April 25, 2008, January 28, 2009, and September 2, 2011 for the grants of increased ratings for pelvic inflammatory disease, depressive disorder, and a separate rating for surgical scar associated with colitis, status post small bowel resection. The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 25, 2008 for Dependents' Educational Assistance was denied. Her claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic tension headaches was also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's son, who is over the age of 18 and not permanently incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 18, does not meet the criteria for accrued benefits as defined under the relevant law and regulation. Therefore, his claim for VA compensation for accrued benefit purposes is denied.
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