The Veteran's Crohn's disease is granted a 100% rating for the entire period on appeal. Service connection for skin cancer as secondary to service-connected Crohn’s disease is also granted. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's severe symptoms and systemic effects from his Crohn's disease, including frequent exacerbations, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and side effects from medications, warranted a 100% rating for the entire period on appeal. Service connection for skin cancer was granted as secondary to the service-connected Crohn's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19137175
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and a disorder manifested by urinary frequency, finding no evidence of current disability or sufficient link to the Veteran's active service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Crohn's disease and denied service connection for a right knee condition, left knee condition, and low back condition.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the claim for squamous cell carcinoma was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease to correct duty to assist errors.
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