Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of colon cancer and prostate cancer, finding no evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no established relationship between asbestos exposure and the development of colon or prostate cancer, with a more likely cause being the Veteran's history of tobacco smoking.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109158
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