The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for VA examinations to assess his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cysts, benign right breast neoplasm, rash on the arms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1813445
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 testicular cysts, a lump of the right breast, and a rash of the arms as these conditions are not related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran's testicular cysts were related to service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
Service connection granted for tinea pedis with a noncompensable evaluation. Service connection claims for other conditions were denied on the merits.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a rash on the arms and a sinus disorder/rhinitis. The Board found no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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