The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, respiratory condition, skin condition, CAD, and diverticulosis due to inadequate examination findings. The examiner is asked to address whether these conditions are related to service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion regarding the direct relationship of the claimed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, respiratory condition (COPD), skin condition (boils, skin tags, rashes, ganglion cyst), coronary artery disease (CAD), diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22028429
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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.
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