The Board has remanded the cases for further development and medical opinions regarding service connection for arthritis, chronic kidney disease (including due to exposure at Camp Lejeune), and high blood pressure.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the etiology of the Veteran's conditions without additional examination or opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22064566
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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