The Board granted service connection for a gallbladder condition, diagnosed as status post cholecystectomy with residual GERD, based on the evidence of in-service onset and continuous symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient lay and medical evidence to support a finding of nexus between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and his current gallbladder condition.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder condition, diagnosed as status post cholecystectomy with residual GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031683
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a gallbladder condition as secondary to coronary artery bypass graft, due to the inextricable interwoven nature of the claims.
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