The Board has denied service connection for chronic liver disease and vitiligo, both secondary to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and nerve condition are remanded for further development.,Service connection is not granted for the claimed conditions as they do not meet the criteria under presumptive service connection provisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence linking the claimed conditions to the presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and thus denied service connection. The Veteran's lay statements were considered less probative than a VA examiner’s opinion.,Service connection is not granted as the claimed conditions are not listed among those diseases associated with contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune that entitle presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disease, vitiligo, diabetes mellitus type II, nerve condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148860
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What this means for you
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