Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for prostate cancer to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error related to toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) at Camp Lejeune and other exposures as a Mortarman.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's reliance on an inadequate TERA memorandum prior to the August 2024 rating decision is a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error requiring remand for a new opinion that takes into consideration all of the synergistic effects of the Veteran's TERA exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatic adenocarcinoma, status post prostatectomy (prostate cancer)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104596
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