The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for nephrolithiasis, a left kidney cyst, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and a liver cyst due to exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that neither of these conditions may be presumed to have been caused by such exposure. Additionally, efforts to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to Agent Orange were unsuccessful.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not serve in the Republic of Vietnam and therefore could not presume exposure to Agent Orange. Furthermore, none of the disorders at issue are subject to the presumptive provisions for herbicide exposures under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- nephrolithiasis, left kidney cyst, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver cyst
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1746898
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