The Veteran's claim for compensation under section 1151 for additional disability, claimed as a result of January 2011 gall bladder surgery, has been granted. The appeal is also remanded for further development regarding the claim for compensation under section 1151 for hemorrhagic stroke.,A new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for compensation under section 1151 for additional disability related to January 2011 gall bladder surgery, resulting in its grant. The issue of compensation for a hemorrhagic stroke remains pending.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for compensation under section 1151 for additional disability related to January 2011 gall bladder surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- gall bladder surgery, hemorrhagic stroke
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18122243
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