The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of their appeal before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative duodenal ulcer, partial gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0511940
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected stomach disability, which includes partial gastrectomy and chronic ulcers, has been rated at 60 percent since June 7, 2016. The rating is based on severe post-gastrectomy syndrome with symptoms such as nausea, sweating, circulatory disturbances after meals, diarrhea, hypoglycemic symptoms, weight loss with malnutrition and anemia.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and initial compensable rating for partial gastrectomy and right shoulder surgery scars have been denied. The Board found that the appropriate effective date was November 20, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected post-operative duodenal ulcer, and for obtaining any relevant treatment records from VA facilities.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's gastrectomy residuals, currently rated at 40 percent.
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