The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease and an increased rating for postoperative residuals of an anal fistula, finding no current diagnosis of Crohn's disease and noting that the symptoms do not warrant a higher disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of Crohn's disease or sufficient symptoms to warrant a higher disability rating for the service-connected postoperative residuals of an anal fistula.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, postoperative residuals of an anal fistula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617478
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What this means for you
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