The Board previously remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a disability manifested by diarrhea and constipation, claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness. A September 2015 rating decision granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome. As such, there is no remaining case or controversy over which the Board has jurisdiction, and the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome resolved the issue of entitlement to service connection for a disability manifested by diarrhea and constipation, claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Diarrhea, Constipation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1626757
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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