The Board dismissed the appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bowel puncture with sepsis and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of amputation at the phalangeal joint and middle phalanx of the right index finger. The appeals for decubitus ulcers, right middle finger disability, and right ring finger disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bowel puncture with sepsis during a hearing. For the other issues, the Board found insufficient evidence to grant secondary service connection or determine if there was aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bowel Puncture, Right Middle Finger Disability, Right Ring Finger Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146793
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Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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