The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for Crohn's disease and found that new and material evidence has been received. However, it was determined that there is no clear documentation showing a relationship between Agent Orange exposure and Crohn's disease, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for Crohn's disease due to lack of clear documentation linking the condition to Agent Orange exposure or military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636338
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What this means for you
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