The Board denied the claim for service connection of scleroderma, finding that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to the veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his ACDUTRA period in 1962. The examiner concluded that the veteran did not serve long enough at Camp Lejeune to be considered exposed for a presumed service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the veteran's scleroderma to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his ACDUTRA period in 1962, as the condition was diagnosed years after this period and there is limited/suggestive evidence of an association between TCE, PCE or solvent mixture exposure and scleroderma.
- Claimed conditions
- scleroderma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125401
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