The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for colon cancer due to a need for further development, including obtaining additional records and potentially a medical opinion under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's colon cancer and toxic exposure during service, as herbicide exposure has been determined not to have a positive association with colorectal cancer but other exposures may be considered.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001893
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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the claims.
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