The Veteran's APML is granted with an effective date of July 6, 2007.,Left arm peripheral neuropathy, right leg peripheral neuropathy, left leg peripheral neuropathy, and left eye vision loss are all granted with the same effective date of July 6, 2007.,The scar on the Veteran's chest is also granted with an effective date of July 6, 2007.
The deciding factor: Service connection for APML, peripheral neuropathies, and a port scar are all granted based on presumed exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), Left arm peripheral neuropathy, Right leg peripheral neuropathy, Left leg peripheral neuropathy, Left eye vision loss and visual field constriction, status post vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment and vitrectomy, Scar, left chest port scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2022
- Citation
- A22020864
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran is in need of personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months due to an inability to perform one or more activities of daily living (ADLs). The PCAFC eligibility process will continue, including consideration of whether the program is in the Veteran's best interest.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bladder cancer, left and right leg peripheral neuropathy as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and no causal relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, left and right leg peripheral neuropathy, and the Veteran's cause of death due to lung cancer with metastasis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeals by the Veteran's authorized representative.
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