The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and Persian Gulf toxins. The Veteran's ureter cancer and kidney cancer are being reviewed, but liver cancer is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions related to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- ureter cancer, kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23064132
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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).
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