The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neurocognitive disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified neurocognitive disorder, as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are required to clarify the nature of any current disorders related to dementia and their potential relationship to in-service toxic exposures or other events during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- neurocognitive disorder, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058868
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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