The Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia, BPH, bronchitis, chronic bone disease, and liver diseases (cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C) due to exposure at Camp Lejeune is denied as no new relevant evidence was received.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for BPH due to exposure at Camp Lejeune has been readjudicated as new relevant evidence was submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence relating to the issues of anemia, BPH, bronchitis, chronic bone disease, and liver diseases (cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C) due to exposure at Camp Lejeune was received between the April 2020 SOC decision and the October 2022 supplemental claim decision.,New relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the issue of BPH due to exposure at Camp Lejeune has been submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bronchitis, chronic bone disease, chronic liver disease (cirrhosis of the liver), chronic liver disease (hepatitis C)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083337
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