The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, with an initial rating of 50 percent.,The Veteran’s claim for service connection for a brain and nerve disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish service connection for his claimed brain and nerve disability due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Specific Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Brain and Nerve Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106089
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Decisions by this judge: 631 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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