Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an enlarged bladder to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology, particularly considering the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA medical opinion is inadequate as it focuses on the absence of in-service evidence and does not consider the total potential exposure through all applicable military deployments or the synergistic combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086701
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