The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic ulcerative colitis and its residuals due to a lung disability related to asbestos exposure, finding no evidence linking these conditions to military service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current chronic ulcerative colitis to his service-connected asbestos-related lung disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ulcerative colitis, residuals of colectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0523690
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic ulcerative colitis because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic ulcerative colitis, large intestine removal, and pre-cancerous colon polyps due to new evidence. The cases are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum to a previous opinion regarding whether PTSD aggravated chronic ulcerative colitis.
- Denied
The Board found that the appellant's current abdominal disorders, including bowel perforation and fistulas, were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty training period. The pre-existing conditions worsened but did not permanently aggravate beyond their natural progression.
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