The Veteran's claim of service connection for joint arthropathy as secondary to his service-connected Crohn's Disease has been reopened. His joint arthropathy is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Crohn's Disease.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for enteritis of the small and large intestine, bladder and/or renal neoplasms, and cystic kidney disease as secondary to his service-connected Crohn's Disease are remanded. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.,No specific exposure basis was provided in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's joint arthropathy is related to his service-connected Crohn's Disease and granted service connection on a secondary basis.,For the bladder and renal neoplasms, cystic kidney disease, and enteritis of the small and large intestine claims, additional medical opinions are needed as they were not addressed in the previous VA examinations. The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to adjudicate these claims without further examination or opinion.,No specific exposure basis was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint Arthropathy, Enteritis of the Small and Large Intestine, Bladder and/or Renal Neoplasms, Cystic Kidney Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22045135
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What this means for you
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