The Veteran's residuals of colon cancer are currently rated at 40 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher initial rating is not warranted. The Veteran also does not meet the criteria for TDIU as his disability does not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show extensive leakage or complete loss of sphincter control, which are required for ratings in excess of 40 percent under DCs 7329 and 7332 respectively. The Veteran's disability has resulted in some interference with his daily activities but is adequately compensated by the current rating.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1427740
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of colon cancer and IBS, finding no in-service event or injury related to these conditions. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not linked to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of colon cancer should be remanded due to a lack of a VA examination and etiology opinion.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of pacemaker installation, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected atrial fibrillation. The claim for service connection for residuals of colon cancer was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for colon cancer and kidney cancer due to a lack of compliance with its previous remand directives.
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