Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of Crohn's disease due to exposure to contaminated Camp Lejeune water. The Veteran must provide additional records from a private gastroenterologist who initially diagnosed Crohn's disease in 1995.
The deciding factor: The Board identified a pre-decisional error in not requesting clinical documentation of the initial diagnosis of Crohn's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001425
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