The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's miscarriages and her presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: No VA examiner has provided a fully-informed opinion on whether the Veteran's miscarriages are related to her service, specifically her exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- miscarriages
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22069565
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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