The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's CBGD was related to service, specifically exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune. As a result, the claim for service connection for CBGD is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by Drs. S.K.P. and J.H.B., who hypothesized that the Veteran’s exposures at Camp LeJeune led to his development of CBGD, are considered as supporting evidence in favor of the claim. The negative opinion from the VA examiners is not sufficient to outweigh this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- corticobasal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177801
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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