The Board granted service connection for Crohn's Disease effective March 31, 1994, and found that the veteran's earlier claim should have been considered as part of this grant. The decision also addressed his bilateral knee disability secondary to Crohn's disease.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding that the veteran's initial gastroenteritis in service may have been due to his later diagnosed Crohn's Disease, and he has since developed other disabilities related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0108942
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Granted
The Board has restored service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and remanded the issue of service connection for Crohn's Disease.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and Crohn's Disease. Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of various conditions, including Crohn's Disease, GERD, left knee disorder, and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, awarded a 70 percent rating, and granted TDIU effective January 1, 2017.
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