The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for Barrett's esophagus and myleodisplastic syndrome, which are both linked to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the Veteran’s exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in their opinions regarding his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagus, myleodisplasic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065163
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under VA claims processing rules.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for Barrett's esophagus, and also granted an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for skin cancer, type II diabetes, hypertension, ulcerative colitis with polyps, stomach ulcers, Barrett's esophagus, and fatty liver to correct duty-to-assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis and remanded the claim for service connection for Barrett's esophagus to obtain an additional opinion.
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