The Board denied service connection for residuals of appendicitis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis was not related to his in-service treatment and did not begin during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current residuals of appendicitis began during service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of appendicitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001072
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- Remanded (sent back)
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