The Board found that the veteran's ulcerative colitis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to his PTSD. The TDIU claim was granted as the veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The IME examiner opined that it was unlikely that the veteran's ulcerative colitis was apparent during his tour of active duty and is not related to his PTSD. The Board found that the evidence did not support a direct service connection for ulcerative colitis.
- Claimed conditions
- ulcerative colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632079
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for ulcerative colitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate moderately severe ulcerative colitis with frequent exacerbations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of ulcerative colitis to address whether it is secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for ulcerative colitis based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the issue for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent for ulcerative colitis and denied increased ratings for lumbar paraspinal tendonitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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