The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address the relationship between the Veteran's gallbladder cancer and his conceded exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 medical opinion is inadequate due to lack of rationale, and further development is required.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030603
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (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
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- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, gallbladder cancer, is not service-connected as there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 14, 2022, for the award of service connection for gallbladder cancer.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of gallbladder cancer has been dismissed due to their death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to gallbladder cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's gallbladder cancer to his service at Camp Lejeune.
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