The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for multiple strokes, heart damage, left arm bursitis, and left leg bursitis due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims for multiple strokes, heart damage, left arm bursitis, and left leg bursitis should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Strokes, Neurobehavioral Disability, Heart Disability, Left Arm Bursitis, Left Leg Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143793
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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
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