The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for colon cancer, right upper extremity neuropathy, and left upper extremity neuropathy. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran’s conditions were aggravated by his service-connected disabilities or if there was a baseline level of severity prior to aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182920
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and that they were not caused by toxic exposure or any other in-service event.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of colon cancer, claimed as due to exposure to asbestos, for an addendum opinion considering additional evidence.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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