Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to clarify whether the Veteran's colon cancer is related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting statements in the May 2025 VA examiner’s rationale, and therefore, it constituted pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the colon (colon cancer)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104079
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