The Board has not fully addressed whether the Veteran's rectal cancer is related to his claimed colon cancer or if it was caused by ionizing radiation exposure. The case is being remanded for further development and an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision does not provide a clear rationale for its disposition, but indicates that there has been insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding the relationship between rectal and colon cancer diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer, colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166387
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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
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- Denied
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