Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, as further development is needed to obtain relevant SSA records.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in not obtaining relevant SSA disability benefits records.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer with metastatic liver and lymphatic cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010354
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