The Veteran's digestive condition is presumed to be due to exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune during her service. However, she needs a VA examination to determine if this condition was caused by her military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been diagnosed with a condition for which presumptive service connection is allowed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(f), but direct service connection is still possible for her current diagnosed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- digestive condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179606
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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- Denied
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