The Board denied a compensable disability rating for midline chest and abdomen scars, remanded the claims for service connection of an intestinal disorder (colon cancer) and a gastroesophageal disorder (dysphagia, esophageal stricture), as there were duty to assist errors in prior adjudications.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for midline chest and abdomen scars due to their size and lack of functional impact. Remand was necessary to correct duty to assist errors related to the claims for service connection of an intestinal disorder and a gastroesophageal disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- midline chest and midline abdomen scars, intestinal disorder (claimed as colon cancer), gastroesophageal disorder (claimed as dysphagia, esophageal stricture)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109240
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