The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a colon disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure and secondary to PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current colon disorders were related to his active duty service or to his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion of record was against the claim, stating that the Veteran's claimed colon disorders are less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness. The examiner noted that the Veteran's current colon conditions were most likely due to an age-related condition and least likely as not related to an inservice event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- colon disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22064833
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a colon disorder to ensure proper notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ is provided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a colon disorder and heart disorder due to concerns about the adequacy of the toxic exposure risk activity memorandum.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach and colon disorder, finding that his jaw disabilities did not cause or aggravate his current stomach and colon conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the service connection claims related to left leg disorder, heart disorder, colon disorder, and bilateral groin disorder (secondary to a heart disorder). The Board dismissed these issues as a result.
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