The Board has determined that the Veteran's end-stage renal disease was caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and thus service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.
The deciding factor: The private physician's opinion supported a causal relationship between the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water from Camp Lejeune and his development of end-stage renal disease, which led to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- endstage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080731
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