The Board remands the claims for service connection for rectum cancer and bone cancer, as additional evidence is needed to address the relationship between the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The record lacks a probative opinion addressing the relationship between the Veteran's currently diagnosed rectum cancer and his acknowledged in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- bone cancer (secondary to rectum cancer), rectum cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25057283
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Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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