The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for carcinoma of the colon and bowel obstruction, heart murmur, headaches, and hypertension (claimed as nausea) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence showing a diagnosis of any claimed condition, and there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the colon and bowel obstruction, heart murmur, headaches, nausea (nervous stomach)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0627351
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, radiculopathies, a bladder disability, headaches, a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
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