The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, COPD, and heart disability (claimed as syncope) is granted due to new evidence that reopened the claims. The exposure basis is presumed Camp Lejeune contamination.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was provided that supported reopening of the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disability (claimed as syncope)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073172
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.
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