The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further examination regarding the Veteran's liver cancer and its connection to Camp Lejeune exposure.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on conflicting medical opinions and the need for a qualified examiner to review the records and provide an opinion on whether the liver was the primary site of metastatic cancer and if the small intestine tumor was related to Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the liver, stage four metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of the small intestine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20013677
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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.
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