Denied
The Board denied service connection for a stomach condition, blood condition, disability manifested by dehydration, and liver cancer as these conditions were not related to the Veteran's period of service or exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure risk activities, and the passage of time between discharge from active service and the medical documentation of these disabilities weighed against the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach condition (chronic abdominal pain and stomach pain), blood condition (claimed as blood in urine, blood in rectum and white blood cells in blood), disability manifested by dehydration, liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013130
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