The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and additional development. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic pancreatitis, and esophageal disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses have been established, but there is insufficient evidence linking his stressors during confinement in service to his acquired psychiatric disorders or the claimed disabilities due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. Additional development is needed to address these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including MDD and/or anxiety), Chronic pancreatitis, Esophageal disability (including GERD and/or difficulty swallowing)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22043823
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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.
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's postoperative duodenal ulcer with GERD and chronic pancreatitis was rated at 20 percent from April 6, 2004 to December 31, 2005. After that period, the rating remained at 20 percent.
- Denied
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