The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to determine if the Veteran was exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during service.
The deciding factor: The failure of the AOJ to develop the Veteran's claim regarding exposure to PFAS constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error that must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), bone cancer secondary to prostate cancer, psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, bilateral lower extremity gastrocnemius muscle spasm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034183
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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