The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, particularly those related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran’s claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service, including potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness, hyperlipidemia, Barrett's esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fatty liver and hepatic steatosis, kidney stones and renal toxicity, hematuria, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diabetes mellitus, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), acquired psychiatric disorder (neurobehavioral effects and unspecified anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126295
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, degenerative arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension was dismissed due to non-compliance with claims processing rules.
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