The veteran is granted an effective date of October 2, 1999 for the award of secondary service connection for synovitis of the knees, hands, fingers, and back.
The deciding factor: Entitlement arose on the day following separation from active service as a claim was received within one year after that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative changes of the bilateral sacroiliac joints
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903952
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of Crohn's disease to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology in relation to the Veteran's Gulf War service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease for a new VA examination to address outstanding questions of nexus.
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