The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. The decision is based on the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and had symptoms consistent with kidney disease, which are presumed related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20017744
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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- Dismissed
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