Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for anemia, ESRD, liver cirrhosis, and oliguria due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examiner's opinions are deemed inadequate as they did not address specific exposure or the association with Camp Lejeune contaminants.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), liver cirrhosis with hepatitis C, oliguria
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101146
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