The Board has granted service connection for colitis/Crohn's disease and fistulas, finding that the Veteran's condition was aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's colitis/Crohn's disease increased in severity since its initial diagnosis due to the aggravation caused by his service-connected schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- colitis/Crohn's disease, fistulas
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22041276
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