The Veteran's claim for service connection for left breast cancer, linked to exposure at Camp Lejeune, is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for an addendum opinion considering new evidence.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's breast cancer have led to a need for further examination and consideration of recent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23006942
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left breast cancer, finding that her current disability resulted from in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The positive and negative evidence is at least approximately balanced or nearly equal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left breast cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left breast cancer and associated residual partial mastectomy and lymph node sampling scars, finding that these conditions are related to her active duty service from June 2010 to July 2010.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a temporary total disability rating and service connection for left breast cancer as secondary to fibrocystic breast disease due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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