The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support her assertions regarding her claimed conditions.,Service connection was denied for Crohn’s disease, joint pains (including right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and finger pain), skin disability (eczema), gastrointestinal disability (chronic diarrhea), abnormal weight loss, and psychiatric disorder (PTSD and adjustment disorder with acute anxiety).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions of current diagnoses or service connection for her claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn’s disease, Joint Pains (including right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and finger pain), Skin Disability (eczema), Gastrointestinal Disability (chronic diarrhea), Abnormal Weight Loss, Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD and adjustment disorder with acute anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20044064
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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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