The Veteran's service connection claim for nephrolithiasis is granted due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection for hyperlipidemia is denied as it is a laboratory finding and not a disability for VA compensation purposes.,Diabetes mellitus, type 2, is not subject to presumptive service connection from exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune. Service connection cannot be awarded on this basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's nephrolithiasis was found to be etiologically related to his in-service exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.,Hyperlipidemia is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and thus service connection cannot be granted.,Diabetes mellitus, type 2, does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrolithiasis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, type 2
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24078642
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