The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic ulcerative colitis because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative before the decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ulcerative colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22055910
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic ulcerative colitis, large intestine removal, and pre-cancerous colon polyps due to new evidence. The cases are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum to a previous opinion regarding whether PTSD aggravated chronic ulcerative colitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's chronic ulcerative colitis and determine if it is at least as likely as not related to service or service-connected PTSD.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions were denied by the RO, with the denial continuing after additional development was completed.
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