The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for various conditions related to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, including PTSD, pre-cancerous polyps (rectal), muscle and tissue breakdown, blood cell problems, and bone density. The Board dismissed the appeals as a result.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to service connection for conditions allegedly linked to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), pre-cancerous polyps (rectal), muscle and tissue breakdown, blood cell problems, bone density
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22027791
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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