The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a renal disorder as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain necessary medical records and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed renal disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063085
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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