The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability other than peptic ulcer and chronic gastritis, to include chronic cholecystitis status post cholecystectomy due to lack of evidence showing the condition was incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided negative nexus opinions, stating that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's chronic cholecystitis to his military service or his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cholecystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22052075
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