The Board remands the claims for service connection for lung, prostate, colon cancer, and thyroid conditions due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for additional development.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is necessary as the Veteran is unable to drive due to legal blindness and failed to report to his VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- lung condition, prostate condition, colon cancer, thyroid condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032936
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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