The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, including as due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran’s current skin condition is related to his military service or to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the Veteran's current skin disability and his in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, concluding that the relationship was speculative.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18156693
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