The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cholecystectomy, finding that his gallbladder condition is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's gallbladder conditions and his in-service car accident or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cholecystectomy, chronic cholecystitis, chronic cholelithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1404562
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for pancreatitis and chronic cholecystitis are remanded due to the need for VA examinations. The claim for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is also remanded as an addendum opinion is required.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gallbladder condition, including chronic cholecystitis status post-cholecystectomy, is being remanded due to the need for a fully adequate etiology opinion addressing potential exposure to burn pits and other environmental toxins during his deployments.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of a cholecystectomy, based on intermittent abdominal pain and diarrhea characterized by one to two watery bowel movements per day.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's Crohn's disease, with status-post cholecystectomy, chronic cholecystitis, gallstone pancreatitis, and status-post resection of small intestine.
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