The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for sigmoid colon diverticula has been dismissed due to his failure to respond to requests for identifying information and releases needed to secure pertinent outstanding evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide the requested identifying information and releases within one year following the date of request, resulting in abandonment of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- sigmoid colon diverticula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1130610
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new examination and consideration of staged ratings due to his sigmoid colon diverticula.
- Denied
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- Denied
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