The Veteran's stomach disability, gall bladder disease, and mesenteric panniculitis were not shown to be related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no established causal relationship between the Veteran's gastrointestinal disabilities and his active military service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disability, gall bladder disease, mesenteric panniculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1761033
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