The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and need for medical opinions regarding service connection for pulmonary fibrosis.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the veteran's pulmonary fibrosis, including any potential link to radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary fibrosis, colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0413786
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for colon cancer as the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and their in-service toxic exposure risk activity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for colon cancer to obtain a medical opinion on its etiology, particularly regarding exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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