The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of sprue is related to his active military service, granting service connection for tropical sprue.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that giving the benefit of doubt to the veteran, his sprue was incurred as a result of his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tropical sprue, celiac sprue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0424337
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's tropical sprue and lumbar fibromyositis (back disability) have been granted service connection, with the back disability receiving a 40% rating.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tropical sprue has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- 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.
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