The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of a cholecystectomy, based on intermittent abdominal pain and diarrhea characterized by one to two watery bowel movements per day.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a 10 percent rating but not a higher rating due to the absence of recurrent abdominal pain and chronic diarrhea with three or more watery bowel movements per day.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cholecystectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096525
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Decisions by this judge: 1,948 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, colon cancer, scleroderma, and Raynaud's syndrome due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service. Service connection was denied for the residuals of a cholecystectomy.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for both issues on appeal.
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