Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, colon cancer, interstitial lung disease, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not consider all relevant facts in formulating their negative nexus opinions or relied on an absence of evidence as negative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, colon cancer, interstitial lung disease, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011468
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