The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining SSA records and providing a VA examination regarding the appellant's claimed conditions related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: There were duty-to-assist errors in failing to obtain SSA records and provide an adequate medical nexus opinion on the appellant's claims for service connection due to his conceded toxic exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, heart disability, cerebral embolism (claimed as stroke), tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24052509
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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