Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 USC 1318 due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's causes of death, considering toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary as there was a failure to obtain a VA medical opinion and evidence of record shows participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute respiratory failure, Encephalopathy, Renal failure, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Morbid obesity, Heart failure preserved ejection fraction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091600
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