The Board has granted service connection for a fatty liver condition, finding that the Veteran's fatty liver is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by the Veteran and his healthcare providers support the conclusion that the fatty liver condition was incurred in service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Fatty Liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132144
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- Granted
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- Denied
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