The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 30 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of surgery for rectal cancer, including an ostomy and left upper extremity neuritis, has been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer, ostomy, left upper extremity neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187940
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's rectal cancer is related to his active duty service and exposure to Agent Orange. The Board granted service connection for the condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for rectal cancer and the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's flat feet were granted service connection. Service connection was denied for left upper extremity neuritis, right upper extremity neuritis, and bilateral lower extremity neuritis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for colorectal cancer, finding that the evidence did not establish a chronic condition in service or a relationship to service.
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