Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a facial disorder, and fatigue to allow for further development of evidence related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions in relation to service and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, anxiety, facial disorder (arthralgia of bilateral temporomandibular joint, open posterior occlusal relationship, myalgia of mastication muscle), fatigue
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095282
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