The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical records and a review of existing ones. The Veteran's conditions include bilateral flat feet, knee issues, neck pain, high blood pressure, stomach problems, diabetes, headaches, nerve disorders in various extremities, all potentially related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a review of existing ones.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet, right knee condition (including shin splints), left knee condition (including shin splints), neck condition (also claimed as upper back condition), high blood pressure to include as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, stomach pain to include diarrhea to include as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, diabetes to include as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, headaches, nerve problems-right lower extremity (also claimed as tingling in the hands and feet), nerve problems-right upper extremity (also claimed as tingling in the hands and feet), nerve problems-left lower extremity (also claimed as tingling in the hands and feet), nerve problems-left upper extremity (also claimed as tingling in the hands and feet)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20030866
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board found that his current headaches are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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