The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, colon polyps, digestive system disorder (hernia), and hepatitis C. Service connection is granted for allergic rhinitis but the Veteran's other conditions are not related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of a current diagnosis for most of the claimed conditions, with some exceptions regarding the status of hepatitis C and hernia. The Board gave more weight to the VA examiners' opinions than to the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, colon polyps, digestive system disorder (hernia), hepatitis C, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060981
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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.
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Partly granted
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