The veteran's bowel resection and sigmoid diverticulitis were the result of his own condition, not due to VA treatment. The Board found no additional disability resulting from VA care.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing an additional disability incurred as a consequence of VA treatment (or lack thereof).
- Claimed conditions
- bowel resection, sigmoid diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0740862
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as he was attending school and had legal issues preventing employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including colorectal cancer and bowel resection. The VA examiner concluded that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sigmoid diverticulitis and arthritis of the back due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals related to the claims filed in March 2010, and thus the cases are dismissed.
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