The Board finds that the Veteran's renal disease, including stage 3 chronic renal insufficiency, is due to his in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune caused or aggravated his current renal disease. The Board resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that there is an actual causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service exposure and his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disease, stage 3 chronic renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801296
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