The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals from his in-service appendectomy, including adhesions and scarring. The VA examiner found that any residuals have resolved without scarring or adhesions.
The deciding factor: Medical records do not support bowel obstruction due to adhesions; significant imaging did not show adhesion or scarring.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of appendectomy, adhesions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1808296
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What this means for you
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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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