Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for metastatic colorectal cancer and lung cancer due to deficiencies in the AOJ's duty-to-assist, including failure to obtain complete service treatment records and an adequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct the AOJ's errors in failing to ensure that the Veteran's complete service treatment records were part of the record prior to the September 2024 rating decision on appeal and to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colorectal cancer, lung cancer (colorectal cancer in the lung)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099128
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