The Veteran's hypogonadism, including low testosterone, is related to his military service at Camp Lejeune and the contaminated water exposure there. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's exposure to trichloroethylene in service and his current hypogonadism, including low testosterone levels.
- Claimed conditions
- hypogonadism, low testosterone
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- A21016359
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