The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's colon cancer is directly caused by his presumed in-service herbicide exposure and whether it is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran’s colon cancer was directly caused by his presumed in-service herbicide exposure or whether it was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188415
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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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