The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Claimed conditions
- antral gastritis, history of duodenal ulcer, surgery for pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639294
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable evaluations for right ear hearing loss, otitis media, and antral gastritis due to lack of evidence supporting the requested increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records, requiring further development including a new VA examination.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected antral gastritis, currently rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
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