The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine arthritis and right shoulder arthritis, but denied service connection for a right kidney cyst and adrenal disorder, both potentially related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the continuity of symptoms for the claimed conditions, except for the kidney cyst and adrenal nodule which were not shown to be etiologically related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, right kidney cyst, adrenal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000929
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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