The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for celiac sprue, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA has made reasonable efforts to obtain the veteran's service medical records but they were destroyed. The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the veteran's current celiac sprue and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- celiac sprue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0404030
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's celiac sprue disability throughout the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if a higher rating for celiac sprue and service connection for arthralgia are warranted.
- Denied
The Veteran's celiac sprue is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating available (30%) and a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, celiac sprue, irritable bowel syndrome with polyps, allergic rhinitis, and osteoporosis, did not have onset during a period of active service or were not caused by an injury or disease incurred in service. Therefore, these claims for service connection are denied.
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