The Board denied service connection for eosinophilia as it is not a disability within the meaning of applicable legislation and there was no evidence of a chronic condition associated with eosinophilia. The case was remanded to consider additional evidence regarding a cold injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was denied due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and service, particularly for eosinophilia which is not considered a disability for VA adjudicative purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- eosinophilia, cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000811
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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