Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for rectal cancer and various types of neuropathy, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions concluded that there was no sufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his in-service toxic exposures or other in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer, left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093797
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