The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for infertility, finding no link between her current condition and any event or disease in service. The appeal was based on presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, but there is no evidence of such exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence linking the Veteran’s infertility to her active duty service, including any potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- infertility
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21025567
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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