The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for appendectomy residuals, temporary total evaluations based on hospital treatment and convalescence, and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran explicitly requested to withdraw his appeal of these issues after being advised of the consequences.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23007855
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for appendectomy residuals, including neuralgia and scarring is granted due to the absence of informed consent prior to the procedures. The service connection issue regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for vertigo, appendectomy residuals, inguinal hernia, and non-specific ulcers due to a lack of sufficient medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and the retrieval of relevant VA and private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection, temporary total evaluations, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and verification of his military service.
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