The Board found that the veteran's right foot swelling, numbness, and tingling were incurred during her active service. The claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no definitive cause for the veteran's symptoms but supported a finding of in-service injury leading to current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphedema, numbness, tingling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0024272
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for lymphedema was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, chronic renal disease, and hypertension due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Service connection was also granted for depression related to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. The claims for service connection for lymphedema, a back condition, gout, a right toe condition, a left ankle condition, diabetes mellitus, bilateral leg clots, bilateral lower extremity neurological conditions, and erectile dysfunction were denied or remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left-hand disability, to include numbness and degenerative arthritis, as the VA examination provided is found inadequate.
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