The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for essential tremors and gastrointestinal disorder due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. Additional medical opinions are needed based on a review of the record, including consideration of the Veteran's lay statements.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided did not adequately address the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities, particularly his in-service symptomatology and presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremors, gastrointestinal disorder (including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Barrett's esophagus, and diverticulitis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22030170
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to potential exposure to hazardous materials and Agent Orange during military service. The Veteran's Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) needs to be obtained, and further development is needed concerning his alleged exposure to hazardous air contaminants at Hill Air Force Base, Agent Orange on C-123 Aircraft, dioxins at Kadena Air Base, and chemicals in the drinking water at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all claims of service connection, including those for bilateral flat feet, thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, right CTS, left CTS, essential tremors, right ankle arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, and left knee arthritis. The appeal of sleep apnea was granted in a July 2024 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremors are related to service, specifically his time at Camp Lejeune. The decision grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including asthma, chronic rhinitis, cardiac toxicity and bradycardia, acute pancreatitis and pancreas cyst, chronic cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy (gallbladder issue), coronary artery disease, heart block, coronary artery bypass grafting, grade I diastolic dysfunction, hypertension, and essential tremors are related to his presumed in-service chemical exposure from Camp Lejeune.
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