The Veteran's claims for service connection are 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
- vertigo, dizziness, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia pure, esophageal disability (Barrett's esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), liver disability (fatty liver and hepatic steatosis), kidney disability (kidney stones and renal toxicity), hematuria, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diabetes mellitus, transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- 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.
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