The Veteran's cervical disability, including residuals of cervical dysplasia and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, is being remanded for additional development. The issues include service connection based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and antibiotics taken during an in-service pregnancy.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to incomplete development of the Veteran's medical records and need for a new opinion regarding her cervical disability, including its relationship to service, particularly exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and antibiotic use during pregnancy.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical disability, residuals of cervical dysplasia, residuals of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001583
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical disability, finding that it is as likely as not related to his active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of October 13, 2022 for the service connection of headaches, a cervical disability, right shoulder impairment of the humerus, right shoulder limitation of motion, right hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, right hip impairment of the thigh and back disability.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because they were not filed within one year of the rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical gynecological disorder, including residuals of cervical dysplasia and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, is not service-connected as it did not have its onset in service and is not etiologically related to service.
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