Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and peripheral neuropathy, due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain sufficient medical opinions to make an informed decision on the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, cirrhosis of the liver, esophageal ulcers, gastric ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008348
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