The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected kidney disorder, which is a disability of service origin. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise with respect to whether this service-connected condition contributed to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Dr. Martin provided medical opinions indicating that the Veteran’s end-stage renal disease and polycystic kidney disease were caused by exposure to contaminants from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- End-stage renal disease, Polycystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112347
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