The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for Crohn's disease and concluding that the current level of disability does not warrant a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claim of service connection for Crohn's disease, as the medical evidence did not support a direct relationship between the veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids and his initial diagnosis of Crohn's disease. The Board also found that the current level of disability for the service-connected hemorrhoids did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0638266
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What this means for you
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