The Board granted a 60 percent evaluation for gastrointestinal conditions, but denied higher ratings and earlier effective dates.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support greater evaluations or earlier effective dates due to the lack of continuous pursuit of claims prior to March 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- gall bladder condition, gall bladder scar, gastrointestinal conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093978
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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