The Board has granted service connection for Guillain-Barre syndrome, hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), and renal toxicity, finding that these conditions are causally related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided a causal link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current diagnoses of Guillain-Barre syndrome, hepatic steatosis, and renal toxicity.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre syndrome, hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), renal toxicity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22002643
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