The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and/or secondary to service-connected prostate cancer. The issues are remanded for further development, including obtaining new medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's kidney stones and chronic kidney disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examinations and medical opinions were inadequate and ordered a new examination and opinion to determine the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrolithiasis, end stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051404
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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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