The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Crohn's Disease and chronic renal disease due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's STRs indicate he had stomach troubles during his military service, and he received treatment related to intestinal issues in 1962. The Board requests additional records from Emory Clinic and Northside Hospital.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded as the VA examination report does not contain an opinion on whether the Veteran's Crohn's Disease is related to his service, and the claims for chronic renal disease are inextricably intertwined with the Crohn's Disease claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's Disease, chronic renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19191296
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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