The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the need for a VA examination and further review of the evidence. The main issue is whether the Veteran's prostate cancer, including as secondary to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, was incurred in or caused by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to his military service and ordered a VA examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer residuals (claimed as prostatectomy and urinary incontinence)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- A19003034
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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 various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding its etiology.
- Denied
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