The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating and an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of rectal cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's abdominal scar from his residuals of rectal cancer resulted in underlying soft tissue damage, covered an area of 929 square centimeters or greater, was unstable or painful, or resulted in a disabling effect.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of rectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105087
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's rectal cancer is found to be caused by in-service jet fuel exposure, and service connection for residuals of rectal cancer is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of rectal cancer was denied. The effective date remains August 10, 2022.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of rectal cancer, including a bladder fistula, finding that he does not have a current diagnosis of a bladder fistula.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for residuals of rectal cancer, lung cancer, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy must be remanded due to inadequate development regarding potential chemical exposure in service.
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