The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's chronic body pain is related to his service or service-connected disabilities, specifically prostate cancer and PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination to clarify these issues.
The deciding factor: The decision was not clear on the basis for denying service connection, but it was based on uncertainty regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic body pain.
- Claimed conditions
- body pain, knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21026766
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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
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