The Veteran's intestinal bleeding is denied as there is no current disability for which service connection may be granted.
The deciding factor: There was no current disability of intestinal bleeding during the appeal period, and the Veteran's symptoms resolved after discontinuing NSAIDs use.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal bleeding
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1447969
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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).
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