The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection. Service connection for glioblastoma multiforme, stroke, left-sided weakness and sensory deficits, left hand disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, bilateral eye disability, and seizures are all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA contract audiometry showed current bilateral hearing loss. The December 2018 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme was less likely as not caused by or a result of his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, citing numerous studies and literature indicating no strong association between brain cancer and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, glioblastoma multiforme, stroke, left-sided weakness and sensory deficits, left hand disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, bilateral eye disability, seizures
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180648
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
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