The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and bladder and/or bowel disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical examinations and potential toxic exposure related to the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, to include allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, Bladder and/or bowel disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066178
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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