Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of various conditions, including Crohn's Disease, GERD, left knee disorder, and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors by obtaining addendum VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions in relation to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Left Knee Disorder, to include left knee sprain and osteoarthritis, Chronic Sinusitis with Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087080
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