The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the issuance of a final Board decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in February 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric disorder, ulcer disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1438481
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss but denied service connection for left foot, right foot, left knee, right knee, back, neck, and ulcer disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an ulcer disorder, GERD, and erectile dysfunction as they require further development of the record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and gastric disorder. The VA will provide a supplemental opinion for these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all of the Veteran's claims due to procedural errors and incomplete records, particularly regarding his service treatment records and potential military environmental exposures.
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