The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to correct a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examiner opinions and missing evidence regarding the Veteran's causes of death, specifically acute cardiopulmonary arrest, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and end stage non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, potentially related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute cardiopulmonary arrest, Acute kidney injury, Chronic kidney disease, End stage non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072431
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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