The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for colon disabilities, finding that his conditions are not related to active service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed colon polyps and diverticulosis to his claimed in-service exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- colon polyps, diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21072625
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