The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a colon condition and gastric ulcers, finding that there was no current disability related to his service or Camp Lejeune exposures.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support an etiological relationship between the Veteran's current conditions (colon condition and gastric ulcer) and his military service, including any potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The expert opinion provided by the VA subject matter expert from the Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Project supported this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- colon condition, gastric ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20079905
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