The Veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis, multiple myeloma, POEMS Syndrome, and a kidney condition are reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, these claims remain denied as there is insufficient evidence linking the conditions to service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition remains denied as there is insufficient evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not establish a nexus between the claimed disabilities and service, particularly given that the Veteran did not serve at Camp Lejeune during the presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, multiple myeloma, POEMS Syndrome, kidney condition, thyroid condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070382
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, a kidney condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions or that they are etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a direct service connection theory.
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