The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a gallbladder disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s gallbladder disorder was less likely than not incurred in or caused by his military service due to lack of medical records and delayed onset symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196904
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What this means for you
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