The Board remands the claim for service connection of pre-cancerous colon polyps due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, as further development is required regarding the competency and adequacy of a previous VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to address challenges to the competency of the VA examiner and ensure compliance with legal requirements for adequate examination and information disclosure.
- Claimed conditions
- pre-cancerous colon polyps
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24032449
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
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