The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral foot disability, and neurological disorder (claimed as a headache).
The deciding factor: There were errors in providing necessary VA examinations and opinions that addressed the Veteran's contentions regarding his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and boxing during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and a depressive disorder, Bilateral foot disability, Neurological disorder, claimed as a headache disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- A23033560
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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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