Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's appendicitis and cholecystitis are related to VA treatment in November/December 2011, including any fault or negligence on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examiner did not adequately address all pertinent medical questions regarding the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for appendicitis and cholecystitis as residuals of November/December 2011 VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- appendicitis, cholecystitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002881
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