The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bladder disorder, thyroid disorder, and right adrenal gland disorder due to inadequate examination findings. The VA examiner is instructed to provide opinions on whether these conditions are caused by exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune or Agent Orange in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must review the record and provide an opinion on the etiology of each condition based on the Veteran's service history, medical records, and exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune and Agent Orange in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disorder, Thyroid disorder, Right adrenal gland disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18112430
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bladder and prostate disorders, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service or environmental exposures. The Veteran's claims were based on direct causation rather than presumptive exposure.
- Denied
The Veteran's bladder disorder is denied as there is no evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated during service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a thyroid disorder in February 2021.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disorder was dismissed because the appeal was improperly docketed at the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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