The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a colon disorder, including Crohn's Disease, due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not establish that the veteran's current conditions were incurred or aggravated during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions are not shown to be related to his military service and do not qualify for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative proctitis, Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis, Probable Crohn's colitis, Constipation predominant irritable bowel type symptoms, Multiple aphthous ulcerations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0721202
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and remanded the issue of service connection for Crohn's Disease.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and Crohn's Disease. Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of various conditions, including Crohn's Disease, GERD, left knee disorder, and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, awarded a 70 percent rating, and granted TDIU effective January 1, 2017.
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