The Board has ordered further development to verify the Veteran's service in Thailand and any potential herbicide exposure, as these are crucial for determining whether his current colon disability is related to service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Further verification of the Veteran's service in Thailand and any potential herbicide exposure during that time is necessary to determine if there is a connection between his current colon disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- colon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1452257
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the case to obtain VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, but the issue of service connection for a colon disability remains pending and requires further development.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon and bowel disabilities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon and bowel disabilities to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma, including chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
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