The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for polycythemia and erythrocytosis, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral flat foot is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established as there was no diagnosed condition during or after service that could be linked to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and his current polycythemia and erythrocytosis were not shown to have started in service.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia, erythrocytosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149134
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, polycythemia, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for polycythemia based on the Veteran undergoing phlebotomy 6 times within a 12-month period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and polycythemia, both related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for polycythemia was remanded due to errors in the VA's duty to assist. The Board needs more information to decide the claim.
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