Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including emphysema, COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is warranted as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The TERA memorandum only addressed water contamination in Camp Lejeune, while the Veteran claimed exposure to various other toxins, and the VA examiners did not address his claimed exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus), hypertension, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085537
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