The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's pituitary macroadenoma and service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate medical opinion addressing the issue of whether the Veteran's pituitary macroadenoma is related to service, specifically due to his conceded exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary macroadenoma post-surgical removal, hypopituitarism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073462
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Whole decision: Granted
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