Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for fecal incontinence as secondary to the Veteran's colon cancer residuals and denied a TDIU prior to April 21, 2024 and a higher rating for heart disability prior to that date. The claim for a higher rating for colon cancer residuals was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's fecal incontinence is caused by his service-connected colon cancer residuals, while the other claims were denied due to insufficient evidence of increased severity or secondary conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, ASHD (angina), colon cancer residuals, fecal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090480
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