The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected pilonidal cyst with fistulae, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Two private physicians provided differing opinions on the etiology of the veteran's Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, leading the Board to conclude that it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected pilonidal cyst with fistulae.
- Claimed conditions
- ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0111169
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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