The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for regional enteritis, also known as Crohn's disease, and finds that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran incurred this condition during active military service. The Board resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of Crohn's disease and indicates that regional enteritis was the underlying problem causing the Veteran's symptoms, which he experienced both during and after service.
- Claimed conditions
- regional enteritis, Crohn's disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1001855
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