Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cholecystectomy, scars from gallbladder surgery as secondary to the cholecystectomy, and elevated liver enzymes because new and relevant evidence was not presented.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not tend to prove or disprove the matter at issue, specifically the lack of a causal relationship between the Veteran's conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- cholecystectomy, scars from gallbladder surgery, elevated liver enzymes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005133
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