The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a pituitary adenoma, to include a vision disorder, due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is granted.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided by Dr. Abialmouna and Dr. Mechtler link the Veteran's pituitary adenoma to his service at Camp Lejeune, outweighing the VA examiner's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary adenoma, vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172517
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's pituitary adenoma is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The PACT Act requires this examination and opinion, but was not in effect when the initial decision was made.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for vision disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or an in-service event that could be linked to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision disorder is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
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