The Veteran's degenerative neurologic disorder, including essential tremors or a central nervous system disorder, was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of essential tremors and central nervous system disorder were not incurred in service and are not etiologically related to service, including as due to exposure to contaminated water during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Neurologic Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Depression)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1741892
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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