The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, restless leg syndrome, and mental disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to contaminants in the water at Camp Lejeune during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Restless Leg Syndrome, Mental Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1821611
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Seizure Disorder were granted with effective dates of April 18, 2019.,SMC at the housebound rate was also granted on this date.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity restless leg syndrome was manifested by no more than mild incomplete paralysis affecting the femoral and sciatic nerves throughout the appeal period, resulting in a denial of increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's TBI, psychiatric disorder, seizure disorder, and tremors are all in question.
- Denied
The Veteran's seizure disorder was not manifested by at least one major seizure in the past six months or two seizures in the last year, so her claim for a higher rating is denied.
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