Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of colon cancer to obtain a new medical opinion on whether the condition is related to active service, including exposure to toxins at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion did not address all potential exposures or secondary theories of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004536
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