Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for compensation due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's claim for residuals of colon injury secondary to radiation treatment for prostate cancer will be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty-to-assist error occurred in not obtaining an adequate VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- colon injury, abdominal pain, prostate issues (urinary retention, stones), colon cancer, blood clot issues, mental health issues, neuropathy in extremities, bowel control issues, hernia and surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005081
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