The Veteran's Hodgkin’s lymphoma is related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the claim for service connection has been granted.,Service connection for bilateral shin splints was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability.,Service connection for hearing loss was denied due to lack of audiometric test results meeting VA's definition of a disability.,Service connection for tinnitus was denied as the Veteran did not provide evidence showing it manifested during service or within one year following separation from service.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, thyroid disability, and right hip disability were all denied based on insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: The private physician's opinion supported by detailed rationale found that the Veteran’s Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,There is no current diagnosis of bilateral shin splints in the medical records, and VA examinations did not find any such disability.,VA audiological examination results showed no audiometric test meeting the regulatory definition for a hearing loss disability.,The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown to have manifested during service or within one year following separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma carcinoma, bilateral shin splints, hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, thyroid disability, right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100624
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