The Board has determined that the Veteran's appendectomy and small bowel obstruction are not related to his active duty service, and therefore denied both claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish an in-service event or injury leading to the Veteran's current conditions, and there is no credible supporting lay statements from the Veteran himself regarding these events.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy, small bowel obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1702283
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