The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, hypothyroidism, and right eye cataract, corneal verticillata, and pterygium due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The new evidence supports a link between these conditions and the veteran's time at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided evidence suggesting a connection between his service at Camp Lejeune and his current health issues, including heart disease, hypothyroidism, right eye cataract, corneal verticillata, and pterygium.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, hypothyroidism, right eye cataract, corneal verticillata, pterygium
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1708576
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