The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA medical records and ensuring VCAA examination requirements are met.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to the need to obtain all relevant records, including SSA medical records, in accordance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer with carcinoma of the rectum, intractable pain, stool incontinence, lower abdomen scars, upper abdomen scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614735
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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