The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and kidney disability (renal toxicity), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and kidney disability (renal toxicity) were denied as there was no indication that the disabilities began during service or were related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, kidney disability (renal toxicity)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21001035
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