The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient efforts in obtaining federal employment records from OPM or NPRC.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to obtain relevant federal employment records before a final decision can be made on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, to include scleroderma, punctate keratoma, and tinea pedis, neurobehavioral effects, to include an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic lumbar strain with minimal degenerative changes (claimed as low back condition)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25005929
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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