The Board found that the Veteran's celiac sprue and autoimmune ovarian failure are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of their onset during active duty or preexisting conditions permanently worsened by service. The diagnoses were also not shown to be secondary to her service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's celiac sprue and autoimmune ovarian failure to her service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type I, either directly or through aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- celiac sprue, autoimmune ovarian failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1011287
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's celiac sprue disability throughout the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if a higher rating for celiac sprue and service connection for arthralgia are warranted.
- Denied
The Veteran's celiac sprue is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating available (30%) and a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, celiac sprue, irritable bowel syndrome with polyps, allergic rhinitis, and osteoporosis, did not have onset during a period of active service or were not caused by an injury or disease incurred in service. Therefore, these claims for service connection are denied.
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