The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in development and adjudication, including a need for a TERA analysis and additional medical opinions regarding service connection.
The deciding factor: Errors were made during the initial decision process that required further development and consideration of all theories of entitlement raised by the record.
- Claimed conditions
- ventricular arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26027583
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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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