The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung and prostate disabilities due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and is presumptively entitled to service connection for certain diseases related to this exposure, but not lung cancer or prostate cancer. The claims are being remanded for further development to obtain private treatment records and a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability, prostate disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071142
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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.
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