The Board has remanded the cases of type II diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer due to exposure to herbicide agents at Camp Drum, New York. A remand is necessary to obtain an expert opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in the soil.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need for a specialized environmental toxicology opinion regarding the Veteran’s exposure to herbicide agents in the soil at Fort Drum, New York.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008181
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 Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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