The Veteran's service connection appeals for gallbladder and bilateral lung disabilities have been withdrawn.,An effective date earlier than August 12, 2014 for the establishment of service connection for a scar status post appendectomy is denied. The Veteran's current rating for this condition is 10% from August 12, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for gallbladder and bilateral lung disabilities in a June 2022 hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Gallbladder disability, Bilateral lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22051333
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral blepharitis, finding it to be related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to environmental hazards and other toxins during his Persian Gulf War service. The remaining claims for service connection for a gallbladder disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability were remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a bilateral lung disability and a back disability, finding that new evidence supports reopening these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's gallbladder disability is etiologically related to service, including exposure to radiation. The case will be returned for further review.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gallbladder disability was denied. His Hepatitis C received an initial 10 percent rating, and his liver disability was denied any increase in the current 30 percent rating.
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