The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient VA addendum opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, including as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's exposure to toxins during service - contaminated water at Camp Lejeune - aggravated the Veteran's congenital disease of Charcot Marie Tooth or if the peripheral neuropathy is related to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy in the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy in the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23059367
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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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