The Board denied service connection for residuals of gall bladder removal as the Veteran's current disorder did not have its onset in service, has not been chronic or continuous since service, and is not due to or the result of an in-service disease, injury, or other incident of service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's gall bladder removal and any in-service event, including rapid weight loss during basic training.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gall bladder removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22045239
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