The Veteran's claims for neurobehavioral effects and short-term memory loss, both linked to Camp Lejeune contaminated water exposure, are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurobehavioral effects, Short term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176347
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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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