The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin irritability, memory loss, migraines with aura (chronic headaches), blurred vision, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The examination will assess whether these conditions are related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The claims for service connection require additional medical examinations and opinions due to the need to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Skin Irritability, Memory Loss, Migraines with Aura (chronic headaches), Blurred Vision, Back Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22069256
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
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