The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for colorectal carcinoma, including due to inservice exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested and withdrew his appeal of the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- colorectal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0802169
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for colorectal carcinoma, liver cancer as secondary to colorectal carcinoma, and lung cancer as secondary to colorectal carcinoma.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's colorectal carcinoma, following large intestine resection, is granted a maximum 40 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's colorectal carcinoma was related to his service, specifically his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The case is being remanded for a VA medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to colorectal carcinoma, finding that it was not caused by his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. The DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as the veteran did not have a service-connected disability rated at 100% for 10 years prior to death.
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