The Board denied service connection for the veteran's heart disability, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, and neck condition as there was no evidence of in-service occurrence or other connection to active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were causally connected to the Veteran's active service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- left bundle branch block with hypertensive cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease (heart disability), left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, neck condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071675
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