The Veteran's appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, liver disorder, and a compensable rating for the service-connected acute rheumatic fever with migratory polyarthritis have been dismissed. The claims for service connection for low back pain and chronic kidney condition manifested by hematuria in service were granted as new and material evidence was received. Service connection has been established for right knee disability, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and the Veteran is presumed to have a kidney condition due to Camp Lejeune exposure. The remaining claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board dismissed the appeals for diabetes mellitus, liver disorder, and a compensable rating as the Veteran withdrew his appeals before the decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, to include as secondary to the acute service-connected rheumatic fever with migratory polyarthritis, chest disability (claimed as severe pain in chest), diabetes mellitus, kidney condition manifested by hematuria in service, to include as secondary to the service-connected acute rheumatic fever with migratory polyarthritis or as due exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune, left knee disability (claimed as left leg pain), left shoulder disability, to include as secondary to the acute service-connected rheumatic fever with migratory polyarthritis, liver disorder, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability (claimed as right leg pain), right shoulder disability, to include as secondary to the acute service-connected rheumatic fever with migratory polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166300
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