The Board has denied service connection for colorectal adenocarcinoma and gout, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active duty service. The right testicular varicocele, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left knee disability (tendinosis), and right knee disability (tendinosis and chondromalacia) claims are remanded for further development.,The appellant's current diagnoses include colorectal adenocarcinoma, gout, a right testicular varicocele, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left knee tendinosis, and right knee tendinosis and chondromalacia. The Board has found that these conditions are not related to active duty service.

The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a link between the appellant's current diagnoses and his active duty service.,The appellant's in-service personal assault is already established, but the VA examiner did not address whether this assault was at least as likely as not the cause of the appellant’s right testicle disability. The Board finds that remand is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion on this issue.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"colorectal adenocarcinoma"}, {"condition_name":"gout"}, {"condition_name":"right testicular varicocele"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine"}, {"condition_name":"left knee disability (tendinosis)"}, {"condition_name":"right knee disability (tendinosis and chondromalacia)"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 30, 2019

Citation

19133017