The Board has determined that the veteran's Crohn's disease and seizure disorder are related to her military service, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records provided sufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between the veteran's conditions and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0033057
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease to correct duty to assist errors.
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