The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, right shoulder condition, left hip disability, hypertension (HTN), skin condition, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as they are not related to his military service or herbicide exposure. The cases have been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses for the claimed conditions, and there is no positive association between the Veteran's military service and any diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, right shoulder condition, left hip disability, hypertension (HTN), skin condition, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20046170
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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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