The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities that interfere with normal employability, and remanded the matter of a compensable rating for colon cancer, status post resection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause significant weakness and fatigue, interfering with his employability, warranting a 10 percent evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324. The remand is necessary to assess the severity of colon cancer residuals for a potential compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Colon cancer, status post resection, Abdominal scar associated with colon cancer s/p resection, Neoplasm of the kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047428
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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