The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and an opinion on whether his Crohn's disease is related to service or exposure to herbicides. The issues of secondary service connection for valvular heart disease with atrial flutter will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not established direct service connection for Crohn's disease, but the claim remains inextricably intertwined with his claims for secondary service connection for valvular heart disease with atrial flutter. The need for a VA examination to determine whether Crohn's disease is related to service or exposure to herbicides necessitates remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, valvular heart disease with atrial flutter
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1503558
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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