The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development and to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to incomplete evidence, inaccurate facts in previous opinions, and non-compliance with prior remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Bladder disorder, Low back disorder, Right hip disorder, Right knee disorder, Hypertension, Bilateral shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25009202
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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