The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gallstones (cholelithiasis) with intermittent biliary colic and a bowel disability. The claim for gallstones was not reopened due to lack of new relevant evidence, while the claim for a bowel disability was reopened and granted based on new private medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and relevant evidence had been received to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for gallstones (cholelithiasis) with intermittent biliary colic and a bowel disability, except for the newly submitted private medical records which supported the Veteran's claim for a bowel disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gallstones (cholelithiasis), bowel disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2020
- Citation
- A20018772
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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.
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