The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to service, specifically his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, Barrett's esophagus, osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801262
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD as moot and denied the claim for service connection for osteoporosis. The claims for service connection for hypertension and TDIU based on service-connected disabilities were remanded for further development.
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