The Veteran's claims for service connection for an adrenal gland disorder and a gallbladder disorder have been denied. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating than 10 percent for her left knee degenerative patellofemoral changes has also been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of an adrenal gland disorder, and the VA examiner found no medical evidence that the Veteran has such a condition. The gallbladder disorder was not related to service based on the available evidence. The left knee disability remains rated at 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- adrenal gland disorder, gallbladder disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724674
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder, gallbladder disorder, Crohn's disease, and hemorrhoids as these conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an adrenal gland disorder, a pituitary gland disorder, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's individual health history will be considered in these cases.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the relationship between the Veteran's gallbladder disorder and his service-connected GERD and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a gallbladder disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service.
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