The Board has remanded two issues related to service connection for eye disabilities and loss of use of a creative organ, both claimed as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for VA to obtain his private treatment records from the Massachusetts Ear and Eye Infirmaries and any other relevant facilities. He also needs to undergo an examination to determine if he has any eye disability related to service or any incident of service, including presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found that remand is necessary due to the need for authorization for private treatment records and for a VA examination to assess the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, loss of use of creative organ
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081442
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)
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- Denied
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