The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and lack of adequate medical opinions. The claims will be reviewed again with new examinations.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation and inadequate medical opinions led to a need for further examination and review.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, heat stroke, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20024978
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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
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- Granted
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