The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for a bowel disturbance, and the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the bowel disturbance claim in January 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel disturbance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23005439
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the June 2019 rating decision was dismissed because it was a concurrent election, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to address such an appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of whether the Veteran's current symptoms, including chronic abdominal pain and bowel disturbance, are related to his in-service appendectomy. The case is returned for further medical evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
This decision denies earlier effective dates for service connection, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
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