The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service connection claims for mitochondrial degeneration, Meniere's disease, bilateral macular degeneration, disorders affecting the bilateral lower extremity (peroneus brevis muscular myopathy and superficial peroneal nerve neuropathy), bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral upper extremity neuropathy are related to his military service. As such, these claims have been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service connection claims are related to his military service due to mitochondrial cytopathy and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- mitochondrial degeneration, Meniere's disease, bilateral macular degeneration, disorders affecting the bilateral lower extremity (peroneus brevis muscular myopathy and superficial peroneal nerve neuropathy), bilateral hearing loss, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805150
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What this means for you
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