The Veteran's lichen planus is found to be service-connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection for right knee disability, eye disability, and back disability remains pending as the issue was not fully developed.
The deciding factor: Lichen planus was diagnosed during service and linked to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Lichen Planus, Gout of the Knees or Feet, Left Knee Disability Other Than Gout (Tendinitis, Osteoarthrosis, Meniscal Tear), Eye Disability, Back Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1603288
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