The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding service connection for cecal tubulovillous adenoma and its relation to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the Veteran's theory that his colon polyps are due to his presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and an additional opinion is needed from a colorectal surgeon.
- Claimed conditions
- cecal tubulovillous adenoma, right hemicolectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001385
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a colon disability, including residuals of resection of colon mass and right hemicolectomy. The Board dismissed the case as a result.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and the need for an opinion from a colorectal surgeon regarding whether the Veteran's cecal tubulovillous adenoma is related to service, including presumed exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions provided by a nurse practitioner and an occupational medicine medical examiner. The Veteran's cecal tubulovillous adenoma, which led to right hemicolectomy, needs to be evaluated by a colorectal surgeon to determine if it is related to service or specifically to presumed exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an opinion from a clinician regarding whether the proximate cause of rectal bleeding and right hemicolectomy was carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. The clinician is also asked to determine if there are any other additional disabilities caused by the January 2011 VA colonoscopy.
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