The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurobehavioral effects, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his condition and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran’s neurobehavioral effects were less likely than not caused by or related to his Camp Lejeune exposure due to factors including short duration of exposure, lack of current symptoms, and associations with other conditions like stroke and alcohol withdrawal.
- Claimed conditions
- neurobehavioral effects
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004565
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