The Board has remanded the claims for benign scrotal cysts, bilateral kidney cysts, and skin condition manifested on scalp with unusual hair loss pattern and basal cell carcinoma due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Additional development is required including obtaining medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because the Board finds the existing medical opinions inadequate and requires additional evidence or a supplemental opinion to determine if there is a relationship between the conditions and service, particularly exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- benign scrotal cysts, bilateral kidney cysts, skin condition manifested on scalp with unusual hair loss pattern and basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147418
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,104 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19147418.
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 has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign scrotal cysts and bilateral kidney cysts, both of which were not found to be related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for benign scrotal cysts and bilateral kidney cysts, both claimed as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The VA treatment records from March 2011 to January 2013 are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral kidney cysts, finding that there was no causal relationship between his in-service events and current condition. The preponderance of evidence did not support a nexus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral kidney cysts due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.