The Board remands the claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not consider all relevant TERAs and other risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024786
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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