The Board has granted service connection for anal prolapse as secondary to service-connected Crohn's disease with rectal sparing. The right hand condition issue is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current anal prolapse is proximately due to his service-connected Crohn's disease, and the Board finds that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- anal prolapse, right hand condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23049212
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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