The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of testicular cancer, which is related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinions were deemed insufficient as they did not provide adequate rationale or address the relevance of the short potential exposure time to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063285
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to verify his exposure during active duty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of testicular cancer, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance and warranting the benefit of the doubt.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 20, 2018 for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and left groin scars.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider any additional evidence submitted after the May 2023 decision. The Veteran's testicular cancer is being examined for its etiology, including potential herbicide exposure.
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