The Veteran's lung cancer residuals are being remanded for further review due to the sufficiency of the rationale provided in a previous VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician who provided the July 2020 nexus opinion must provide an addendum report considering Dr. Wass' opinion and explaining whether it is agreed or disagreed with and why.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of lung cancer, status post-lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005321
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of lung cancer due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The VA examiners found no causal link between the Veteran's exposure to CLJ water and his lung cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his service-connected residuals of lung cancer status post-lobectomy and any secondary COPD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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