The Veteran's appeal for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for intestinal perforation residuals has been withdrawn by his representative.
The deciding factor: The accredited representative withdrew the appeal in a June 2017 written statement, indicating that the Veteran had requested to cancel the pending appeal regarding his 1151 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal perforation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1729574
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied because he did not sustain any additional disability as a result of the intestinal perforation during his colonoscopy, which was performed by a private doctor and not VA.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the May 2011 colonoscopy was performed by a non-VA physician at a non-VA facility, and thus does not meet the legal criteria for VA compensation.
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