The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, including kidney failure, neurobehavioral effects, and a skin condition. The VA will be asked to obtain any VA treatment records from an Alabama facility where the Veteran may have received care after his discharge in 1960.
The deciding factor: The Board found that remand was necessary due to incomplete VA treatment records associated with the Veteran's service in Alabama following his discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney failure, neurobehavioral effects, a skin condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22057655
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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
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