The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colorectal cancer, finding that it was not related to his active duty or any incident of service, including exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a link between the veteran's colorectal cancer and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- colorectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0417491
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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