The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected postoperative regional enteritis, Crohn's disease was denied by the RO. The case is being remanded to gather additional medical records and conduct further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current severity of the veteran's service-connected disability under the relevant rating criteria is insufficient due to lack of recent examination results.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative regional enteritis, Crohn's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0309879
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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