The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his heart and spine disabilities, as well as their relationship to service. The AOJ will provide a VA examination to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to establish whether the Veteran's current diagnoses of coronary artery disease, thoracolumbar spine disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are related to his active duty service or exposure at Camp Lejeune. A VA examination is needed to provide a medical opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, thoracolumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084550
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
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