The Veteran withdrew his appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for perforated bowel and emergency surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, stating that the issue had been corrected with surgery and he was without disability.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated bowel, emergency surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1035162
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and issues related to service connection for right eye blindness. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding VA treatment records, adjudicate the referred issue of service connection for right eye blindness, and readjudicate the 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and for further clarification of opinions. The Veteran's right eye blindness, emergency surgery, pneumonia, and staph infection are being referred back for adjudication as service connection claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and opinions regarding the cause of his perforated bowel and incisional hernia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and a disability evaluation for service-connected residuals of left wrist injury with scar due to incomplete opinions and the need for additional examinations.
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