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.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate findings sufficient to warrant separate or higher alternative ratings for the Veteran's celiac sprue under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- celiac sprue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1313161
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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).
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- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
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.
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