The rating for Crohn's disease was reduced from 100% to 30%, effective June 1, 2015. The reduction is considered proper due to sustained improvement in the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed material improvement in the Veteran's physical condition since his last 100% rating in 1999, with no indication of marked malnutrition or serious complications from Crohn’s disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185910
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Crohn’s disease, finding that his current disability is related to his active service and/or secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The decision also grants service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Crohn’s disease has been reopened. The case is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of her Crohn’s disease and whether it was aggravated by her service-connected autoimmune thyroiditis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further medical development and opinion regarding the relationship between his conditions and military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's Crohn’s disease with GERD, finding that his symptoms would more nearly approximate severe with numerous attacks a year and malnutrition during remissions.
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