The Board has granted service connection for colorectal cancer and respiratory cancer as secondary to colorectal cancer. The Veteran's colorectal cancer is likely related to active military service, and his respiratory cancer was proximately due to his colorectal cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's colorectal cancer is related to service, including exposure to herbicides, and his respiratory cancer is secondary to his now-service-connected colorectal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- colorectal cancer, respiratory cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185242
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What this means for you
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