The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current small bowel obstruction disability and finds no evidence of any chronic stomach or bowel condition related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of small bowel obstruction and no link between the veteran's in-service appendectomy and any currently diagnosed stomach or bowel condition.
- Claimed conditions
- small bowel obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0740417
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is related to his service-connected colon cancer, which the Board finds was caused by exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran also had other service-connected conditions like diabetes and coronary artery disease that contributed to his health. Therefore, both service connection for cause of death and DIC are granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with widespread peritoneal metastases and small bowel obstruction, is related to his service-connected conditions. The decision grants service connection for the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's small bowel obstruction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to determine if these conditions are related to her military service. The claims are being remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's small bowel obstruction, status post resection of small intestine, with IBS, is rated at the maximum 50 percent under Diagnostic Code 7301. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.
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