The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, with an initial rating of 50 percent.,The Veteran’s claim for service connection for a brain and nerve disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish service connection for his claimed brain and nerve disability due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Specific Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Brain and Nerve Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106089
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