The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of pancreatitis, status post pancreatico-duodenectomy and gallbladder removal due to lack of evidence linking his condition to military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners found no link between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pancreatitis, status post pancreatico-duodenectomy and gallbladder removal
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19113624
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