The Board found that the Veteran's current GI disability, chronic ulcerative proctocolitis with progression to stage 1 polyp adenocarcinoma post-surgery, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not otherwise attributable to service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied as it was not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current ulcerative colitis condition did not have its clinical onset during service or was related to any in-service disease, event, or injury and opined that the current mild anemia was unrelated to the ulcerative colitis. The opinion also stated that the Veteran's perirectal abscesses were unlikely related to the colitis condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal (GI) disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1624439
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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