The Board has remanded the case due to a challenge raised by the appellant's representative regarding the competency of the VA examiner who conducted a records-based examination on Camp Lejeune water contamination and prostate cancer. The case will be readjudicated after obtaining the examiner’s credentials.
The deciding factor: The appellant's representative challenged the competency of the VA examiner conducting the June 2020 records-based examination regarding Camp Lejeune water contamination and claimed prostate cancer, requiring remand to obtain the examiner's qualifications.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20054414
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 14, 2021 for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of prostate cancer is being remanded due to the failure to obtain all relevant records, including those from non-VA urology providers.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 60 percent, and he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, ED as secondary to prostate cancer, and overactive bladder and incontinence status post total prostatectomy (claimed as bladder leakage) as secondary to prostate cancer.
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