The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and stroke due to exposure to toxins at Fort Ord as there was a duty to assist error in obtaining adequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not address the Veteran's contentions regarding exposure to toxins at Fort Ord and its association with prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2023
- Citation
- A23033111
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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.
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